By Jose Kavi New Delhi, March 18, 2024: Father Paul Thelakat on March 15 stepped down as the editor of the Sathyadeepam, the largest circulated Catholic weekly in Malayalam language. The 75-year-old priest of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese edited the weekly for a record 37 years. So, on March 13, theContinue Reading
By Riju Kanjookaren Kochi, March 13, 2024: The cultural and literary society in Kochi, Kerala, came together on March 13 to bid farewell to Father Paul Thelakat who stepped down as the longest serving editor of the leading Catholic weekly in the southern Indian state. Father Thelakat “has achieved immortalityContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: The Syro-Malabar Church on August 27 ended its nine-day synod, a scene of a new major clash over the liturgy. It was held remotely because of Covid-19 pandemic. The divisive issue has dragged on for more than 20 years and has involved, despite himself, Pope Francis,Continue Reading
Kochi, Jan 14, 2020: The Kerala High Court has issued notice to a bishop and a priest accused in a case relating to the alleged forgery of documents for defaming Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. The notice was issued on January 13 to Father Paul ThelekkattContinue Reading
Kochi, May 22, 2019: The internal feud in the Syro Malabar Church in Kerala, subsequent to the exposure of a land scam involving Cardinal George Alencherry, is turning murkier after a fresh row over forging documents against the cardinal. The Kerala Police on May 19 arrested an IIT Madras researcher,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, March 18, 2029: The Syro-Malabar Church on March 18 termed as misleading media reports about a case against a senior priest who had allegedly forged documents to attack Cardinal George Alencherry. The report about the case is “misleading and an attempt to divert attention fromContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Attacks on Catholic religious women from within the community and outside seem to dissuade young women from dedicating their lives to serve God and society. “The consequences of these scandals will be far-reaching. Already the vocations to convents are falling in Kerala; convent will startContinue Reading
A prophetic protest also has its place when closed door dialogues fail to address the issuesContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: A recent article in a Vatican magazine on widespread exploitation of nuns in the Catholic Church has found many takers in India, home to the world’s largest number of women religious. “A welcome statement but late in coming,” Sister Teresa Kotturan, former vice president ofContinue Reading