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Face of nuns’ protest against ex-Jalandhar bishop leaves convent

Face of nuns’ protest against ex-Jalandhar bishop leaves convent

Sister Anupama, who was the face of protests against former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal in a rape case, has renounced nunhood and gone back to ordinary life, leaving the Catholic convent. The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Jalandhar that houses the residence of the bishop of Jalandhar diocese. (HT File) For several years, she had been an inmate of a Kuravilangad-based convent, which is functioning under the Latin Catholic diocese of Jalandhar. A group of nuns, led by sister Anupama, had fought on behalf of the victim nun who had accused Mulakkal of raping her multiple times. “She renounced nunhood and left the convent some time back,” a church source told PTI. However, the church didn’t divulge many details, including when she had exactly resigned and what suddenly prompted her to do the same. Anupama, who preferred to stay away from public glare, was also yet to talk to the media about her new decision. Neither Anupama, an Alappuzha native, nor her family were available for comment. The victim nun had accused Mulakkal of raping …

Lee Byung-Hun’s The Match To Song Hye-Kyo’s Dark Nuns & Others

Lee Byung-Hun’s The Match To Song Hye-Kyo’s Dark Nuns & Others

Top South Korean 10 Box Office hits in 2025(Photo Credit –Netflix/Prime Video) While you keep yourself busy with different K-dramas from different genres, South Korean movies are making ripples at the box office. 2025 had a good start with the films that have been released so far. From Dark Nuns to Hitman 2 to The Match, and others have made the list of top 10 South Korean Box Office hits. And we have compiled that list below, so scroll ahead. These movies are across all genres, sci-fi, action thriller, sports drama, horror thriller – you name it, we have it. And if you are someone who only gets interested if there are well-known faces, then this list of films is for you, as these movies feature top stars like Song Hye-Kyo, Lee Byung-Hun, Robert Pattinson, and more. Bong Joon-Ho’s Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson leads this Top 10 list as it earned over $20 million at the South Korean box office with an admission of 3,013,391 audience. It generated a revenue share of 11.56%. Followed …

Nuns On Calls About Pope

Nuns On Calls About Pope

Vatican City: How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like that as the pope remains hospitalised in Rome. “They feel like children waiting to know about their father,” said Sister Anthony, who runs the operation in a spartan office steps away from St. Peter’s. Basilica. “We tell them to pray for him.” The Vatican’s central number is public – and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call it get a real person, not the “press 1 for English, 2 for Latin” version of the automation that’s become the norm at major institutions and businesses worldwide. “It’s the Vatican’s voice – a voice that despite the digitalisation of communications, the Vatican wants to preserve as a human voice,” said Mother Micaela, the order’s mother superior. The Pious Disciples sisters are part of the 100-year-old Pauline orders, which are focused on communications, including …

When Is Song Hye-kyo’s Dark Nuns releasing In India?

When Is Song Hye-kyo’s Dark Nuns releasing In India?

When will Dark Nuns make its way to India? (Photo Credit – Instagram) Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Yeo-been recently made the headlines following the release of their gothic thriller film Dark Nuns. The movie, which was released in January 2025, opened to largely positive reviews from its domestic audience. Dark Nuns tells the story of two nuns Sister Yunia (played by Song Hye-kyo) and Sister Michaela (played Jeon Yeo-been) as they try to help Choi Hee-jun (played by Moon Woo-jin), a young boy trapped by an evil spirit. Obstacles come in their way as Father Paolo (played by Lee Jin-wook), who is a trained psychiatrist, thinks he can cure Hee-jun through medical intervention, and Father Andrea (played by Huh Joon-ho) who goes ahead with performing an exorcism on the young boy. The movie, which has enthralled the South Korean audience, will soon grace the Indian theatres. PVR announced the release of the film Dark Nuns on their official social media handles. Dark Nuns will release in India on February 21, 2025. Dark Nuns is a …