A week joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, a priest belonging to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala was stripped of his official responsibilities within the Church on account of some complaints that have been raised against him, officials said. HT Image Fr Shaiju Kurian, who served as secretary of the Nilackal diocese of the Church, and …
Four flood-affected Catholic schools in the Northern Rivers are considering permanently relocating. Key points: Schools must be insured in order to be registered by the state's education standards authority The diocese says there will be community consultation before any changes It is assuring the community that it will continue to offer education An insurance company has told the Lismore Diocese …
The Pala Diocese, under the prominent Syro-Malabar Church, came out with an explanation that the bishop did not intend to hurt anyone and his remarks were not against any particular community Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi: The controversial ‘’love and narcotic jihad’’ remarks by Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt continued to trigger ripples in Kerala’s political circles as the BJP accused the CPI and the …
A civil court in Kerala has ruled that the practice of expelling a member from Knanaya Catholic Church for marrying outside the community is unconstitutional for being violative of right to marry under Article 21 and right to religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India.The Additional Sub Court at Kottayam held that the practice of compulsive endogamy in …
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