Jose Kavi is the editor-in-chief of Matters India, a news portal started in March 2013 to focus on religious and social issues in India. He had headed the India operations of Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN) for 25 years until his retirement in 2012. He began his journalism career in 1982 after leaving the Society of Jesus as a scholastic (seminarian). He had worked with South Asian Religious News and United News of India, a national secular news agency, before joining UCAN. He is married and lives in New Delhi with his wife, son and daughter.
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Catholic women demand church accountability, after Bishop Mulakkal's acquittal
A national forum of Catholic women in India demanded "absolute transparency and accountability" in the way the church handles sex abuse cases, via a letter sent to the church hierarchy in the Vatican and India.
Leader of India religious calls on cardinal to reach out to nun in rape case
After Bishop Franco Mulakkal's acquittal, Sr. Mary Nirmalini tells Cardinal Oswald Gracias that church authorities should, "at least now, try and reach out to the survivor and her companions and offer support to them."
Timeline in the first case of a Catholic bishop in India charged in the rape of a nun
The case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, which began in 2018 after a nun accused him of raping her multiple times, went to trial in August 2020. Here is a timeline of significant events.
Key figures in the Bishop Mulakkal case
The case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, which began in 2018 after a nun accused him of raping her multiple times, went to trial in August 2020. Here are some of the key figures in the case.