Cardinal George Alencherry

Head of Syro-Malabar Church stripped of administrative responsibility in archdiocese
- Church in Asia
- Aug 30, 2019
After a scandal over a land deal has caused a revolt among the clergy of Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Pope Francis has permanently stripped administrative power from the cardinal who heads the India-based Syro-Malabar Church.
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Catholic priests in India protest cardinal’s return
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Jul 24, 2019
India’s Catholic Church, already rocked by allegations that a bishop raped a nun, is facing an uprising by hundreds of priests against one of the country’s four cardinals following his reinstatement by Pope Francis.
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Fellow bishops clear Indian cardinal of wrongdoing in real estate deals
- Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
- Jun 7, 2019
An Indian cardinal who faces multiple investigations for allegedly selling church land and incurring a multimillion-dollar loss has been cleared by his fellow bishops even though the Vatican has yet to rule on the case.
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Financial controversy involving Indian cardinal flares anew
- Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
- May 28, 2019
A financial controversy involving an Indian cardinal has taken another turn after his archdiocese demanded a federal investigation into allegedly fake documents it said are aimed at defaming him.
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India tax authorities interview cardinal about controversial land deals
- Church in Asia/Oceania, Global Church
- Aug 10, 2018
Tax authorities in India have interviewed Cardinal George Alencherry in connection with a series of suspicious land deals that caused the Vatican to send a special administrator into his archdiocese.
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Tape casts doubt on cardinal’s denial he was told of rape accusation against bishop
- Global Church
- Jul 20, 2018
An audio recording of a conversation between a Catholic cardinal in India and a nun who has accused a bishop of rape seems to verify the cleric knew of the alleged sexual assault earlier than he later claimed to the authorities.
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