By Leon Bent – This is a hotly debated issue, but tradition insists, Christianity in Kerala was founded by St. Thomas the Apostle, who landed
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Kerala: This Time, Thalassery Archbishop Pamplany Wades into ‘Martyr’ Comment Controversy
Verghese V Joseph – Wading into yet another unnecessary controversy, Kerala’s Thalassery Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany on Sunday had to downplay his comments comparing political
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Peace Activist Br Jesudas Gabriel Passes Away
Kochi: Peace activist and awardee Br Jesudas Gabriel Amirtham SSP (67 years), passed away early morning due to a massive heart attack at the Society
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Kerala: Peace Forum Flays Tellicherry Archbishop’s ‘Overtures’ to BJP
Thannipuzha: An advocacy group for the Catholic religion in India on Monday lambasted the recent statement made by the Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry
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Selling One’s Soul: The Betrayal of Christ and Constitution
Fr Cedric Prakash SJ – For the past couple of days, electronic and print mainstream media in the country, have been highlighting the public ‘promise’
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Church in Kerala: Is Rubber Price the New 30 Pieces of Silver?
Verghese V Joseph – Addressing a meeting of the Catholic farmers’ conference in southern Kerala state on Saturday, Mar Joseph Pamplany, Arch Bishop of the
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A Tale of Two Ports in Kerala: Church’s Role in Shaping ISRO and the Protest Against Adani’s Vizhinjam Seaport
Verghese V Joseph – With the Adani’s Vizhinjam seaport project deadlock in India’s southern state of Kerala showing no sign of easing anytime soon, it’s
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Syro Malabar Church Appoints Three New Auxiliary Bishops
Bengaluru: The Synod of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church, gathered at Mount St. Thomas, Kerala, having received prior Papal Assent according to CCEO can. 184,
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What to Make of Conflicts Within the Church in India?
Mathew Jacob – There are a series of conflicts in the Catholic Church in India these days. For one, Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias and Archbishop
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Kerala: Nudged by Vatican, Syro-Malabar Bishop Kariyil Steps Down Over Uniform Holy Mass Issue
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: Following an ongoing dispute over the conduct of uniform holy mass, the Vatican on Tuesday intervened in the matter and
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The Little-Known Story of How St. Thomas the Apostle Brought Christianity to India
By Lucien de Guise For the St. Thomas Christians, there is still no doubt that theirs is an unbroken tradition going back to their patron’s
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St. Chavara: A Spiritual Transformer
By Fr. (Dr.) Mathew Chandrankunnel, CMI – Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805-1971) was a spiritual colossal figure who cannot be confined into a water tight
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Msgr. Thomas Netto New Archbishop of Trivandrum Latin Archdiocese
Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Grace Most Rev. M. Calist Soosa Pakiam (75) from the pastoral care of the
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Pala Bishop’s Case: A Debate That Has Gone Too Far?
By Fr George Plathottam sdb – People who wanted to go after the blood of Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt have made a heady cocktail of
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What Ails Kerala’s Church?
By Verghese V Joseph – While there are many issues (the list runs long) that bog down the church in Kerala, the recent statements of
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