Sister Paulin S.I.C. passes away
Sister Paulin S.I.C., a member of the Bethany Sisters of the Imitation of Christ, Thiruvananthapuram Province, passed away on December 18, 2023, at the age of 91.The funeral service will be held on December 21, 2023, at the Bethany Convent Cemetery in Nalanchira, under the leadership of His Grace...
Fr. George Pokkathayil Passed Away
Revered George Pokkathayil Achan from the Bathery Diocese passed away due to cardiac arrest on December 17, 2023, at the age of 40. He was ordained on April 4, 2010, by the blessed and venerable Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Metropolitan for the Bathery Diocese. He served as the Vice Rector...
Ramban Ordination and Episcopal Consecration
The newly appointed Metropolitan of the Khadki-Pune St. Ephrem Diocese of the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, Right Rev. Msgr. Dr. Mathai Kadavil O.I.C, will be ordained as Ramban on January 9, 2024, at the Poothrikka Church in the Muvattupuzha Diocese. The episcopal consecration ceremony will be held on February...
Sugathakumari’s 90th Birth Anniversary to be a Year-Long Celebration: Committee Formed with Cardinal Cleemis as Patron
The literary and environmental world will come together for a year-long celebration of writer and activist Sugathakumari's 90th birth anniversary (Navathi) in 2024. A grand committee, including Major Archbishop Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church, renowned spiritual leader Swami Gururethnam Jnana Thapaswi, and community leader...
Fr. Geevarghese Kuttiyil Appointed as Bethany Superior General
Fr. Geevarghese Kuttiyil was appointed as the Superior General of the Bethany religious community on December 13, 2023. He is a member of the Bethany Navajeevan Province. Having earned his postgraduate degree and doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, Fr. Geevarghese has served as...
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dr. Mathai Kadavil OIC appointed as the new Bishop of St. Ephrem Khadki Pune Region
In a historic announcement on December 12, 2023, at 4:30 PM IST, His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dr. Mathai Kadavil OIC, the esteemed Superior General of Bethany Ashram, as the new Bishop of the Syro Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Ephrem in the Khadki Pune Region.Biographical...
Historic Gathering at Thiruvananthapuram: Ecumenical Fellowship Hosted by Catholicos Baselios Cleemis
In a remarkable display of interfaith harmony, the Thiruvananthapuram Tirusannidhi Aramanna recently witnessed an exceptional gathering. This special event was a luncheon hosted for the venerable Metropolitans of the Mar Thoma Church, under the gracious patronage of His Beatitude Baselios Cleemis, the Catholicos of the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church.The...
Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Conference concludes meeting
The Kerala Catholic Bishops' Conference (KCBC) convened at its headquarters in Palarivattam PO, Kochi, from December 4th to 6th, 2023. During this period, the bishops engaged in thoughtful discussions and analyses regarding various crucial matters impacting Christians in Kerala, both as members of the Church and as integral parts...
Sister Prasadha S.I.C. passes away (59)
Sister Prasadha S.I.C., a member of the Bethany Sisters of the Imitation of Christ, Thiruvananthapuram Province, passed away on December 5, 2023, at the age of 59.Sister Prasadha was born in 1964. She joined the Sisters of the Imitation of Christ in 1984 and was professed in 1987.Sister Prasada...
Synod Commission for Social Service Activities Meeting
The Malankara Syrian Catholic Church's Synod Commission for Social Service Activities held a meeting on December 1, 2023, at the Pattom Catholic Center. Archbishop His Grace Antony Mar Silvanos Episcopos inaugurated the meeting, and Rev. Fr. George Vettikatt, Secretary of the Synod Commission, delivered the welcome address. Social worker...
