Kochi:
The US-based National Geographic magazine has honored Kerala’s five “rebel” nuns by featuring them in its November issue. The 131-year-old magazine has hailed the endurance of Missionaries of Jesus Sisters Alphy Pallasseril, Ancitta Urumbil, Anupama Kelamangalathuveli, Josephine Villoonnickal, and Neena Rose in their demand for justice for one of their companions, who was allegedly raped by Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar.
The main article by Rania Abouzeid in the Washington-based magazine, ‘Around the World, women are taking charge of their future,’ has published a photograph of the five nuns, all cheerful, with the title “Defiant Sisters, India.
As per a web portal named MattersIndia, The five nuns now live in St Francis Mission Home, their convent in Kuravilangad, a village under the Kottayam district of Kerala. They have stood up to the Church and spearheaded a two-week sit-in outside the Kerala High Court to ensure Bishop Mulakkal was brought to justice. “We only stood with the truth and the world recognized us for doing so. We all are very happy and we hope that in the future also nuns enduring pain will break their silence and speak out the truth to the whole world,” said Sister Anupama, one among the five nuns.
