By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 20, 2023: Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, the apostolic administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly, says disobedience to the Pope’s delegate would mean ouster from the Catholic Church. The Pope has through his delegate announced the final decision on the long-standing controversy over Mass in the archdiocese,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporters Kochi, Aug 20, 2023: Almost 95 percent parishes under the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese offered the Sunday Masses on August 20 with the priest facing the congregation, rejecting the papal delegate’s order to follow the synod method or face excommunication, claim the dissidents. “The Ernakulam Archdiocese has completelyContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Aug 19, 2023: Catholics in India are urging the papal delegate to not weaponize Eucharist to enforce obedience among the dissident priests of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese in Kerala. As Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil’s threat of excommunication looms large on those dissident priests, Catholics in otherContinue Reading
By John Pulinthanam Below is a letter from a senior Catholic layman of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese to Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, who has come to Kerala as the Pope’s delegate to resolve the dispute over the mode of offering Mass. The Catholic feels being pushed from disappointment to serious doubtsContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 18, 2023: Media is one of the four pillars of democracy in India. It is sad to note that media and the journalists are under threat today. A journalist who tries to be truthful to his mission is branded as an “anti-national” by theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Cuttack, Aug 17, 2023: A Catholic nun, who survived gangrape, has gone back to a court to give evidence after a gap of nine years. The nun, who cannot be named because of legal reasons, appeared before the district and sessions judge court in Cuttack onContinue Reading
By George Jacob Kochi, Aug 17, 2023: The National Medical Commission (NMC), India’s top healthcare regulatory body, recently issued a notification to doctors regarding prescription of drugs. The notification said, beside other things, doctors must avoid prescribing branded generic drugs. What are generic and branded drugs? ‘Generic’ implies the pharmacologicalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 15, 2023: Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, papal delegate to the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, on August 15 urged the faithful to obey Pope Francis and avoid troublemakers who oppose the uniform mode of celebrating Mass. “Are you with the Pope or against him?” this wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 15, 2023: Jesuit Archbishop Cyril Vasil, who has come to the southern Indian state of Kerala as Pope Francis’ delegate to resolve a liturgical dispute in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, continues to face opposition from a large section of priests and lay people. On AugustContinue Reading
By Tejaswi Ravinder Battala Hyderabad, Aug 15, 2023: India enters the 77th year of independence today. On this day in 1947, after the announcement of the Independence, India faced two major challenges. One, framing of its own constitution, and two, the merging of various princely states into the independent India.Continue Reading
