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Cardinal calls for a fight against communalism

Pathanamthitta (Matters India): The 85th Reunion Meet of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church came to a close with a massive rally from Thirumoolapuram to the St John’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Thiruvalla town on Monday afternoon. Inaugurating the public meeting held in...

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Ernakulam-Angamali archdiocese to take on love marriages

Kochi (Matters India): Hundreds of Syro-Malabar Catholic couples will assemble in Kochi to address true and immature love. “Believers should be able to differentiate true love from immature love,” says Fr Augustine Kallely, director of family apostolate of Ernakuluam-Angamaly archdiocese....

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MANDHYA NOW INCLUDES BENGALURU TOO……

By  GITANJALI A BERNARD, New York                        Pope Francis has approved extending the boundaries of the Mandya diocese [Karnataka, India]. Six civil districts of the Mysore region have been added. Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru rural, Chickballapur, Kolar, Ramnagara andTumkur are the new add-ons. Diocese is known as “Eparchy” in Syro-Malabar Church’s idiom.                        Father Antony Kariyil, C.M.I....

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Vizhinjam: Latin archdiocese for open agitation

Thiruvananthapuram (Matters India): Even though the state government on Friday declared a rehabilitation/compensation package for persons who will be displaced or affected by the Vizhinjam port project, the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum has taken exception to it and has announced...

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Pope in Cuba: Christians serve people, not ideology

By Ann Schneible. Havana, Cuba, Sep 20, 2015 / 08:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his first Mass during apostolic trip to Cuba, Pope Francis centered his homily on the Christian call to service, which he said is never ideological, but involves putting...

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Why private schools take Christian saints’ names

(Matters India): On September 11, soon after the principal of an institution named St Xavier’s High School was arrested in Mumbai on charges of molesting two boys, some Indians on Twitter began simmering with rage. The arrested principal is a...

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Temple in church property threatens Goa’s peace

Hindu hardliners forcefully rebuild after alleging Salesians demolished 200-year-old temple. Panaji: (UCAN) Church leaders and Catholic rights activists in the western Indian state of Goa said a temple forcefully built inside church property threatens peaceful relations between Catholics and Hindus....

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The US and its “immigration mess”: The Pope can help

In this interview the Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles Chaput, analyses Pope Francis’ visit to America. By Andres Bel Tramo Alvaraes  in Vatican Insider              (Note: Pope Francis will be in Philadelphia  on Sept.27 for the world conference of Catholic families just before...

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Orthodox Church to adopt Nepal village

Kottayam (Matters India) : The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church will adopt a village in Nepal. According to a spokesman of the Church, this will be a comprehensive reconstruction project in the earthquake-hit country. Under the project, 50 houses in the...

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The US and its “immigration mess”: The Pope can help

                     In this interview the Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles Chaput, analyses Pope Francis’ visit to America. By Andres Beltramo Alvarez, a Vatican Insider               (Note: Pope Francis will be in Philadelphia  on Sept.27 for the world conference of Catholic...

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To all who Support Pope Francis's Vision of a more compassionate Church: As the 2015 Synod draws near, "We have to join our forces in order to reach a real breakthrough in this window of opportunity." [Hans Kung, CCRI Consultor.]...

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Nun found dead in Kerala convent, murder suspected

Palai (Matters India): A 69-year-old nun was found dead in mysterious circumstances inside a convent in Palai, a major Catholic center in Kerala, southern India. Sisters in Lisieux Carmel Convent found Sister Amala Valummel dead in her room when they...

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Syro Malabar Issue – No response after First Steps in Dialogue

Syro Malabar faithful of Delhi Catholic Archdiocese Coordinating Group: C/o AFPRO 25/1A Institutional Area, Pankha Road, D-Block Janakpuri, New Delhi 110058 Email: riteissuencr@gmail.com  Fax: +91-11-28520343 To The Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Nuncio, New Delhi Your Excellency,                           It is a matter of...