Thousands of people were present when the Vatican raised an 18th century shrine in Mahe as a basilica, marking a historic milestone in Kerala’s northern region.
During a Mass on February 24, Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Calicut on February 24 announced that the Vatican has given the new status to St. Teresa’s Church in Mahe that comes under his Latin rite diocese.

Pope Reappoints Archbishop George Antonysamy to Vatican Dicastery
Pope Leo XIV has reappointed Archbishop George Antonysamy of Madras-Mylapore as a member of the Dicastery for Evangelization, one of the Vatican’s most important departments


