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Vicar General of Beltangady Diocese dies a hero fighting cancer

On: October 3, 2026

By Thomas Scaria Belthangady, October 3, 2026:Father Mani Veluhedathuparambil, Vicar General of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Belthangady, passed away at the age of 65 after courageously living with cancer for more than a decade. He dedicated over 35 years of uninterrupted service to pastoral ministry, leaving behind a legacy ofContinue Reading

Church Pastor sentenced to life imprisonment for raping minor

By: Matters India

On: May 13, 2017

In: National

Thrissur, Kerala: A Pastor who was once attached with the Salvation Army Church at Peechi, in Thrissur has been given life sentence until death by a POCSO court after he was found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl. The judgement was given today by session court judge Nickson M Joseph, asContinue Reading