The Kerala High Court on Monday granted the Ernakulam and Palakkad District Collectors a week’s time to comply with its directive to take possession of six churches under the control of the Jacobite faction. Arun granted the Collectors time when the contempt of court petitions filed by the priests of the Orthodox faction came up for hearing. The court said …
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on Monday said it had a “cordial” meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has initiated discussions with two rival Kerala-based Syrian church groups to end their bitter battle for possession of over 1000 churches and their properties. After three Bishops of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church met Modi in New Delhi today, a church …
The Kerala government on Monday took over two churches, including the ancient Cathedral at Mulanthuruthy, after police removed protesting followers of the Jacobite faction as part of implementation of a 2017 Supreme Court order granting possession of over 1,100 churches to the rival Orthodox group. Police entered the Cathedral atMulanthuruthy, armed with a recent Kerala High Court order directing the …
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