By Varghese Alengaden Indore, Dec 22, 2022: For the last few years, the Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala has been in the news for bad reasons. Conflicts in the name of silly and irrational matters raised by the hierarchy, priests and religious have become so common that many simple people haveContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 30, 2022: Father Anthony Packiam, the parish priest of the Christ the King church under the archdiocese of Madurai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, started washing the feet of marginalized people decades before Pope Francis decreed that women’s feet could be washedContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, April 13, 2022: The Catholic Church in Kerala witnessed a painful event on April 10, the Palm Sunday. Social media groups have circulated video clips of Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St Mary’s Basilica in Ernakulam (Kochi). Ironically,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, Nov 28, 2021: Tension prevailed in several parishes in the Syro-Malabar Church on November 28, the date set by its Synod to implement a new form of offering Mass. Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Oriental Catholic Church, called for prayers for unity andContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Nov 13, 2021: The controversy over the mode of offering Mass in the Syro-Malabar Church has deepened with a section of priests in Kerala accusing a Vatican congregation of misleading the Pope. “The Syro Malabar Synod being a sui iuris (self governing) Church has theContinue Reading
Kochi: The 29th Synod of the Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church got under way on August 16 at its headquarters in Kochi, Kerala. The deliberations of the Synod, led by the Church’s major archbishop, Cardinal George Alencherry, are being conducted online because of the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 61Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Syro-Malabar Church on March 22 condemned what it alleged was a planned attempt to harass and abuse nuns travelling in trains on fake charges. The Syro-Malabar Church “condemns strongly these violent acts on Christians who are the citizens of the country” and demands thatContinue Reading
Kochi: Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry on January 11 inaugurated the first summit of the 29th Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church through videoconferencing. An official statement issued by the church said the Cardinal appreciated the work of the religious amid these testing times of the pandemic. The statement also mentionedContinue Reading
Kochi: The Special Investigation Team of Kerala police has filed a chargesheet against four, including three priests, in the case of alleged forgery of documents to defame Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church. According to the chargesheet, filed December 19 before Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad, theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Aug 24, 2020: Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has urged his people to observe lent for seven days from September 1 to seek divine assistance to fight the coronavirus pandemic that continues to wreak havoc in the world, especially in India. TheContinue Reading