By Nikhila Henry Kochi: What does Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Antioch of Syria, have to do with Assembly elections in Kerala? A lot. In fact, it is a century old dispute about the Patriarch’s authority which is now driving two Christian factions –Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ponkunnam: India’s Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Christians that he would take action against attackers of Catholic nuns who were traveling on a train in Uttar Pradesh. The minister was responding to an appeal from Member of Parliament Alphons Kannanthanam at a public function inContinue Reading
Kochi: The BJP reached out to minority Christians in poll-bound Kerala on March 1 with senior party leader and deputy chief minister of Karnataka C N Ashwath Narayan meeting a senior Catholic priest seeking to “gain the confidence” of the community. Besides Narayan, BJP state chief K Surendran, who isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded 500 Christian and 112 Muslim candidates for the local body elections in Kerala. If the BJP manages to win at least municipal corporations in these elections, it would brighten the party’s chances in the Kerala assembly elections scheduled toContinue Reading
How do Kerala’s Muslim and Christian minorities view the rise of a ‘Hindu’ party?Continue Reading
A directive by an influential Church group related to Prohibition has unsettled groups that have been gravitating towards the Left.Continue Reading
Kerala elections are on May 16Continue Reading