By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 21, 2022: The priests and lay people of a Catholic archdiocese in the Syro-Malabar Church have snapped their ties with the Vatican appointed administrator as the dispute over Mass celebration entered a new phase. Father Jose Vailikodath, senior priest and public relations officer ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Oct 4, 2022: The Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly continues to faces crisis after its apostolic administrator revoked a dispensation given to it to continue with the traditional Mass and ordered its priests to follow the Synod Mass with immediate effect. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, the apostolic administrator,Continue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, August 8, 2022: Some 60,000 Catholics from 320 parishes of Ernakulam Angamaly Syro-Malabar archdiocese on August 7 attended a massive faith protection rally and convention. The convention held in Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium sought to ‘’implement the restitution recommended by the Vatican in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 30, 2022: Pope Francis on July 30 appointed Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, a world renowned expert in the Oriental Code of Canon Law, as the apostolic administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. The Syro-Malabar archdiocese was lying vacant since July 26 when its metropolitan vicarContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, May 17, 2022: The Syro-Malabar Church on May 17 condemned attempts by certain political leaders to discredit Christians and their leaders to gain temporary electoral success. The Kerala-based Oriental Catholic rite’s Public Affairs Commission noted that the southern Indian state was known for its greatContinue Reading
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Bishop Sebastian Francis’ family came from Thrissur in KeralaContinue Reading
By T S Thomas and Jose Kavi Negombo, Sri Lanka: Strong religious traditions and faith are the bedrock of the Syro-Malabar Church, one of the Oriental Catholic communities in Asia “Traditional Syro-Malabar families have some unique characteristics, such as solid faith in the sacred and strong marital bond, special socialContinue Reading