Church land deal: Archdiocese announces power shift
A pastor letter jointly signedy by Cardinal Alencherry and his two auxiliaries were on February 11 read in all churches in the archdiocese of Ernakulam-AngamalyContinue Reading
A pastor letter jointly signedy by Cardinal Alencherry and his two auxiliaries were on February 11 read in all churches in the archdiocese of Ernakulam-AngamalyContinue Reading
Kochi: Open Church Movement chairman Reji Njallani has submitted a petition to the chief minister, home secretary and Ernakulam range IG seeking a comprehensive probe into the land deals done by Syro-Malabar Church and its allied institutions in the last 15 years. Talking to reporters here on February 8, he allegedContinue Reading
Kochi: Syro Malabar Church head George Cardinal Alencherry and auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly will jointly issue a circular on the controversial land deal. The circular will be read out in churches on Sunday, February 4. This was decided at a meeting of presbyteral council chaired by CardinalContinue Reading
Kochi: Cardinal George Alencherry has disapproved the investigation report submitted by the priests’ committee in connection with the controversial land deal in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. According to reports received by Mathrubhumi – a Malayalam newspaper, Cardinal Alencherry informed the meeting of the priests’ committee on Jan 30 that the report cannot beContinue Reading
Kochi: The Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Monday issued summons to two auxiliary bishops and three others asking them to appear before it on January 31 and record their statements in the alleged land deal row involving the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. The court has issued summons to Archdiocese of Ernakulam-AngamalyContinue Reading
By : Matters India Reporter Kochi: Clashes broke out on Jan 28 between factions favouring and opposing Cardinal George Alencherry in the controversial land deal by the Syro-Malabar diocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. Police had to be called to bring the situation under control. The clashes occurred after members of the AllContinue Reading
Kochi: The ‘Satyadeepam’ publication, published from Kochi by the Catholic parishes’ Ernakulam archdiocese has come to the fore criticising the Syro Malabar parish in connection with their real estate deals. The editorial of the current issue of the publication has sought the Syro Malabar parish to confess to the lapseContinue Reading
By : Smitha George Kochi: The five- member committee of bishops led by Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu constituted to study the controversial land deal in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese , has made its recommendations to the Synod of Syro-Malabar Church. It recommends that the auxillary bishops take more responsibility of the day-to-day activitiesContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Kochi: John Nellikkunnel, hailing from Kadaplamattam in Palai and James Athikkalam from Pulimkunnu, have been appointed the Bishops of the Syro-Malabar dioceses of Idukki and Sagar, Uttar Pradesh, respectively. The announcement was made here on January 12 by Cardinal George Alencherry at the church’s headquarters St.Continue Reading
Kochi: The Syro-Malabar Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese presbyters’ council failed to meet here on January 4 as a handful of laymen prevented Cardinal George Alencherry from convening the session. The meeting was scheduled to discuss the inquiry commission report on the controversial land deals. “I was physically prevented by a group of laymenContinue Reading
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