By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Aug 26, 2023: Pope Francis on August 26 appointed Father Mathew Nellikunnel as the bishop of Gorakhpur diocese in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The formal announcement of the appointment was done at 12 noon Italian time at the Vatican and atContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 16, 2023: The Syro-Malabar Synod has decided to open St Mary’s Basilica in Ernakulam, Kerala, closed for more than six months because of a controversy over the method of offering Mass. The decision was announced June 16 at the end of the synod’s weeklongContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, May 30, 2023: The Vatican has directed the Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church to hold an emergency meeting to resolve the controversy over celebration of Mass in the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. According to a press release, the synod will meet June 12-16 atContinue 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: Sathyadeepam, Kerala’s leading Church weekly, has criticized the ongoing Syro-Malabar Church Synod for allegedly deviating from real issues affecting Oriental rite. The real issue facing the Church is not liturgical but the controversial land deals, said the latest editorial of the weekly published by Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. “The real crisisContinue Reading
By Biju Veticad Kochi, Aug 23, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Church ended its 28th synod calling upon its people to help the nation increase its productivity and encourage agricultural and industrial activities. As many as 61 bishops from around the world attended the August 19-21 synod held through videoconference because ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vilakkannur, Jan 13, 2020: A Catholic parish in Kerala has sent its “miracle” Host to Rome for further studies as part of a process to declare it as a Eucharistic miracle. A face resembling that of Jesus had appeared on the host during Mass on NovemberContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, August 30, 2019: The apex body of the Syro-Malabar Church has elected a new major archiepiscopal vicar for Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, a post created with the Vatican approval to end ongoing controversies in the Oriental Catholic rite. Cardinal George Alencherry will continue to head the archdiocese,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, August 28, 2019: The Syro-Malabar Synod, the Oriental Catholic Church’s apex body, has justified the dismissal of a nun by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, and deplored what it says is the interference of outside forces in the internal affairs of a religious congregation. The synodContinue Reading
Kochi, August 28, 2019: Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has said that the Church would become stronger through participation by laity. Addressing the valedictory of a joint meeting of the pastoral council secretaries of the church and the bishops on August 26, Cardinal Alencherry said theContinue Reading