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Pope To Syro-malabar Faithful: Unity Is A Duty‍

Pope Francis met on May 13 with Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil, the head of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The Pope’s address to Archbishop Thattil ranged over a number of topics, from the ancient history of the Church in Kerala to the liturgical dispute which has been raging there for a number

Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras New Coadjutor Bp Of Jhansi

The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras (55), of the clergy of Lucknow, as the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Currently he is the ector of the St. Joseph’s Regional Seminary, in the diocese of Allahabad. Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras was born on 13 February 1969 in […]

Christians Decline India’s Ruling Party’s Offer To Clean Church Premises

The pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party, which runs the government in the Christian-majority Nagaland state, has offered to clean church premises to mark the death anniversary of a Hindu leader, but Chri-stians have declined the offer. The BJP offered to clean church compounds on May 11 as a build-up to mark the 70th death anniversary of […]

Believers Eastern Church head dies in US, following accident

Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan (formerly known as K P Yohannan), head of the Bishop of Believers Eastern Church, died on May 8 at Dallas in the US. He was 74. The Church leader was hospitalized after he sustained serious wounds in a car accident. A press statement from the Church headquarters said the death occurred […]

Indian Church ordains first deaf-mute priest

History was made when an archdiocese in the southern Indian state of Kerala ordained India’s first speech and hearing-impaired priest. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur on May 2 ordained Holy Cross Deacon Joseph Thermadom at Our Lady of Dolours Basilica in Thrissur, Kerala’s cultural capital. He is the second speech and hearing-impaired priest in Asia […]

Auxiliary bishop appointed for Verapoly Archdiocese

Pope Francis has appointed Father Antony Valunkal as the auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Verapoly in Kerala. The 54-year-old bishop-elect is currently the rector and parish priest of the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam, Kochi.