Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) has appointed new secretaries for its Commission for Inter-church Dialogue and Theology Commission. Fr Prasad Theruvath has been appointed secretary for the Commission for Inter-church Dialogue, while Fr Stanley Mathirappally is the secretary of Theology Commission. Fr Theruvath, belonging to Padappakkara parish underContinue Reading
Secretary of the Kerala State Minority Commission wanted the bishops’ response to a proposed billContinue Reading
‘Dilution’ of policy to be opposedContinue Reading
The Salesian priest was abducted on March 4Continue Reading
Kottayam: The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has slammed the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala for not addressing the issues of farmers. In a circular, which was read out in Catholic churches in the state on Sunday, the KCBC urged farmer cutting across religious lines to unite to strengthen theContinue Reading
Kochi: Call it cultural assimilation. Drawing inspiration apparently from the observance of ‘Ramayana Masam’ during the Malayalam month of Karkatakam, the Catholic Church in Kerala is planning to observe December as the ‘Bible Reading Month’ – coinciding with the Christmas fast. It is an initiative of the Bible Commission ofContinue Reading
Kochi — Archbishop Francis Kallarakkal of Verapoly said it was quite natural that the Catholic Church reacted when the ‘culture of death’ was spreading. He was speaking after inaugurating a meeting organised to protest against the proposed amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, relaxing the conditions for abortion.Continue Reading
Qualifying exams have become the norm these daysContinue Reading
Pathanamthitta – The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has condemned ‘terrorism in the name of religion’ in various parts of the world. A pastoral letter issued by KCBC president Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos recently and read in churches on Sunday expressed concern over the cruelty meted out to human beingsContinue Reading
