Verghese V Joseph – On the eve of Lok Sabha elections in the southern state of Kerala, the visit of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar
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The Real Kerala Story: Church Vs Church and Movie Vs Movie
Verghese V Joseph – The battle for Kerala has become movie vs movie, and church vs church, with parties vying to attract voters from the
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Run-up to Elections: Kerala’s Church Caught in a Quagmire
Verghese V Joseph – The political landscape of Kerala has witnessed significant upheaval due to recent events surrounding the electoral contest between Congress veteran AK
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St. Teresa’s Church in Mahe Elevated to Basilica Status
By Verghese V Joseph – Mahe, (Kerala): – In a momentous ceremony held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, St. Teresa’s Church in Mahe in South
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Lent: Uniqueness of 40 & 50 Days of Fast in India
By Chev. Prof. George Menachery – When it comes to observing Lent, India occupies a unique place with the presence of 168 dioceses out of
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Syro-Malabar Church: Raphael Thattil Installed as Major Archbishop; Pope Imparts His Blessings
By Verghese V Joseph. Kochi: The prominent Syro-Malabar Church, which has five million adherents both in India and beyond, installed Catholic Bishop Raphael Thattil as
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Kerala: Mar Raphael Thattil is the New Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church
By Verghese V Joseph. Mar Raphael Thattil, Bishop of Shamshabad diocese of Telangana, on Wednesday, was elected as the new Major Archbishop of Kerala’s Syro-Malabar
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Kerala: Catholic Church to Celebrate Elevation of Venerable Mother Eliswa on Jan 6
By Verghese V Joseph – Bangalore: On January 6, the Archdiocese of Verapoly will hold a celebratory Holy Mass at Varapuzha St Joseph’s Convent in
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Pope Exhorts Faithful of Kerala’s Ernakulam-Angamaly Archeparchy to Stay United With the Church
By Verghese V Joseph. The Holy Father reached out to the faithful in the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly on Thursday, expressing disappointment over the ongoing disagreement
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Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, Head of Kerala’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Steps Down
By Verghese V Joseph. Cardinal Mar George Alencherry on Thursday resigned as the Major Archbishop and head of the Kerala’s Syro Malabar Catholic (Syrian Catholic)
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Faith, Family & Synodality: A Roller Coaster Ride
By chhotebhai. A roller coaster ride can throw one upside down or side to side. Not meant for the faint hearted. After my daughter was
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Blessed Rani Maria Movie: The Story of a Martyred Nun
By Verghese V Joseph – Keeping up with its tagline, the southern Indian state of Kerala is literally turning out to be “God’s Own Country.”
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Why Syrian Rite Keralites have a ‘Patron Saint’ and Why Latin Rite Goans, Mangaloreans, and Sri Lankans Don’t!
By Filomena Saraswati Giese – St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and St. Joseph Vaz. Why Keralites had St. Kuriakose made a Patron Saint at his Canonization
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St Thomas: Apostle of India
By Leon Bent – This is a hotly debated issue, but tradition insists, Christianity in Kerala was founded by St. Thomas the Apostle, who landed
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Kerala: This Time, Thalassery Archbishop Pamplany Wades into ‘Martyr’ Comment Controversy
Verghese V Joseph – Wading into yet another unnecessary controversy, Kerala’s Thalassery Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany on Sunday had to downplay his comments comparing political
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