Sister Mary Joseph, the newly elected superior general of the Missionaries of Charity (Francis Sunil Rosario)

Q & A with Sister Mary Joseph, new superior general of the Missionaries of Charity

Apr 12, 2022

Sister Mary Joseph, the newly elected superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, says her global congregation will continue its original mission of serving the poorest of the poor despite numerous hurdles. She is the first Indian to hold the office of superior general.

A view of central Kharkiv, Ukraine, shows the area near the regional administration building March 1. City officials said the building was hit by a Russian missile attack. (CNS/Reuters/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy)

'They are hungry, angry and frustrated': Indian nun recounts Russian atrocities in Ukraine

Apr 8, 2022

A Catholic nun from India serving the war-hit people of Ukraine says hungry and frustrated Russian soldiers now invade Ukrainian homes, loot food and rape women.

A nun is consoled during a Sept. 13, 2018, protest in Cochin, India. The protest was to demand justice after a former religious superior accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar of raping her. A court acquitted Mulakkal of all charges Jan. 14. (CNS)

Catholic women demand church accountability, after Bishop Mulakkal's acquittal

Feb 7, 2022

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.

Cardinal Oswald Gracias (foreground) of Mumbai, India, speaks at a Vatican meeting on the protection of minors in the church in February 2019. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Leader of India religious calls on cardinal to reach out to nun in rape case

Jan 24, 2022

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."