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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Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, Head of Kerala’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Steps Down
[tta_listen_btn] 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
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Syro Malabar Church Appoints Three New Auxiliary Bishops
Bengaluru: The Synod of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church, gathered at Mount St. Thomas, Kerala, having received prior Papal Assent according to CCEO can. 184,
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Kerala: Nudged by Vatican, Syro-Malabar Bishop Kariyil Steps Down Over Uniform Holy Mass Issue
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: Following an ongoing dispute over the conduct of uniform holy mass, the Vatican on Tuesday intervened in the matter and
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Blessed Rani Maria, The Martyr, Nun of Villages and Huts
By Sr Lini Sheeja MSC – She was threatened several times, but was not one to be bound. Sr Rani Maria was so passionate about
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Kerala: Pamplany Elected as Archbishop of Tellicherry and Kochupurackal as new Bishop of Palghat
Bangalore: The Synod of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church, gathered at Mount St. Thomas, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, having received prior Papal
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Pope Extends Eastern Catholic Churches Authority
By Verghese V Joseph – In a boost for the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Catholic churches, Pope Francis has extended the authority of the Eastern Catholic
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Kerala: Pope Francis Expels Priest Convicted of Rape
Vatican: In keeping with Vatican’s strict policy of zero tolerance towards clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priest convicted of
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N-E Syro-Malabar Bishops Call for Peace and Unity
By Verghese V Joseph – Calling for peace and unity in the Eastern-rite Church in India, the bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church in the North
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Fissures Erupt in Ernakulam-Angamaly Diocese
Ernakulam: Fresh crisis seems to brew over with a section of priests of the Syro-Malabars, in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, numbering about 150 publicily voicing their
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