Kottayam: Inaugurating a function organized by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai said he received a message from the officials in the district saying it is inappropriate on his part to attend the program. “A message was received at the Goa Raj Bhavan on (AugustContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on December 14 issued notices to among others the federal and Kerala governments on a petition challenging the mandatory sacramental confessions practiced in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The petitioners, Mathew Mathachan and CV Jose, argued that the practice of undergoing “sacramental confession”Continue Reading
A rape case against a priest belonging to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church has been filed in Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district of Kerala. The complainant, a married woman of two children, alleges that the priest in question, Binu George who was in the Mavelikara diocese of the church at theContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Citing the alleged sexual abuse of a married woman by five priests, women members of a Kerala-based outfit on July 1, sought reform of the centuries-old method of sacrament of confession, saying nuns should also be allowed to perform the penance for women. Representatives of the Kerala Church ActContinue Reading
Kottayam: The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church has celebrated the consecration of chrism (holy oil) at a special function at the Catholicate Chapel at Devalokam near Kottayam. This is after a gap of nine years that the consecration of chrism was being held in the Indian Orthodox Church. Celebration Catholicos BaseliusContinue Reading
Kolencherry: Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (the Orthodox faction of the Malankara Church), led a Mass at the St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s church at Kolencherry on July 9. Bishops Mathews Mar Severios and Mathews Mar Theodosius were concelebrants. Church secretary Mathew OommenContinue Reading
Successive governments were extremely careful in handling the issue and chose to stay away from the disputeContinue Reading
Cyber fast is being observed to discourage the faithful from becoming addicts to social mediaContinue Reading
The Helpline envisages helping people who are under tremendous stress and emotional breakdownContinue Reading
The Malankara faction wants the Jacobites to accept the 1995 Supreme Court verdict and the 1934 Constitution approved by the Apex CourtContinue Reading