Cathedral of the Diocese of Parassala Consecrated

The cathedral church of the Diocese of Parassala was consecrated on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at 2:30 pm. The Kottavila St. Mary's Church was elevated to the status of a cathedral with the formation of the Diocese of Parassala on August 5, 2017.The consecration of the church was led...

Blessing of the Malankara Catholic TV Studio

The official YouTube channel of the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, Malankara Catholic TV, initiated under the auspices of the Synodal Commission for Communication & Media, had its studio blessed on December 12, 2020, Saturday, at 8 AM. The ceremony was held at the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, with the blessing...

Geevarghese Mar Aprem is being anointed today as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Kottayam, Knanaya Church

Kottayam: The coronation of Geevarghese Rambachan, assistant bishop of the Archdiocese of Kottayam, will be held today at 2.30 pm at Christuraja Cathedral in Kottayam. The services are performed under the patronage of The Metropolitan of Thiruvalla Archdiocese, Rev. Thomas Mar Kurilos Thirumeni. Mar Mathew Moolakkattu, Metropolitan of Kottayam...

Msgr. George of The Archdiocese of Kottayam accepts the title of Ramban at The Cross

Ranni: Mon George, the auxiliary bishop-designate of the Archdiocese of Kottayam, Knanaya, accepted the title of Ramban on the cross. Moran More Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos, the head of the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, presided over the service held at St. Teresa's Canaanite Catholic Church in Ranni. Mar Mathew...

3rd Anniversary of the Enthronement of Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos

On Sunday, November 1, 2020, the 3rd Anniversary of the Enthronement of our Eparchial Bishop Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos was celebrated at St. Vincent De Paul Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral. To mark the occasion, a cake was cut by Bishop Stephanos, who was surrounded by many of his...

Blessing of the New Jersey Parish Rectory

On Sunday, October 25, 2020, the newly renovated New Jersey Parish rectory was blessed by the Eparchial Bishop Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos. The Pastor, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Kochery Cor-episcopo, Associate Pastor Rev. Fr. Jobin Thomas, Rev. Sr. Jocelyn Edathil SIC and a few parish members joined...

Golden Sacerdotal Jubilee of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Kochery Corepiscopo

On Sunday, October 25, 2020, St. Thomas Syro-Malankara Catholic Parish of New Jersey celebrated Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Kochery Cor-episcopo’s Golden Sacerdotal Jubilee. Cor-episcopo celebrated the solemn Holy Qurbono. Shortly after the Holy Qurbono a brief felicitation program with His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos, Associate Pastor...

“Fratelli tutti”, Pope Francis to sign new encyclical on Oct. 3 in Assisi

The Holy Father will arrive in Assisi in the afternoon (3 October) where he will celebrate Holy Mass at the Tomb of St. Francis, which will be followed by the signing of the encyclical.In a statement released on Saturday, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni,...

Rt. Rev. Msgr. Geevarghese Mannikarottu Corepiscopo is called to eternal rest

Rt. Rev. Geevarghese Mannikaottu Corepiscopo entered his eternal rest at 3 AM (IST) on February 29, 2020, at Kims Hospital, Trivandrum. He will be brought home at Kaithaparampu near Adoor, Kerala at 6 pm on Sunday. His Beatitude Baselios Cardinal Cleemis will officiate prayers at Mannikarottu Corepiscopo's home at...

The 34th biennial plenary Meeting of CBCI

The 34th biennial plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) started on 13 February 2020 at St. John’s National Academy for Medical Sciences in Bengaluru. The theme for the plenary assembly is "dialogue– The Path to Truth and Charity". About 200 bishops and 64 retired bishops...