Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church Ignatius Aphrem II described Catholicos Baselios Thomas I, head of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church who passed away on October 31, as a true shepherd to his flock, who led them on the right path. The late Catholicos made sacrifices for the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church at a time …
The dispute between the two factions of the Malankara Christians in Kerala, the Orthodox Syrian Church and the Jacobite Syrian Church remains a deeply entrenched issue, tracing its origins back to centuries. The Malankara Church was established in the 15th century as St. Thomas Christians resisted Portuguese efforts to impose Latin Catholic practices, choosing instead to follow the Patriarch of …
