Kerala priest issue. The protest, involving at least 21 priests, had been going on for three days. Jun 10, 2024 · These dissident priests who refuse to offer Unified Holy mass will be barred, with no more further explanations, from undertaking priestly duties, said the circular. The circular said that this Oct 6, 2023 · IN AN unprecedented move, the Catholic Church in Kerala has formed an ecclesiastical tribunal to initiate proceedings for indiscipline and disobedience against a priest who opted to keep away from parish duty citing moral decay in the Church but wanted to continue priesthood. Feb 17, 2024 · Unraveling the Syro Malabar Church schism: A battle of tradition and reform - Explore the historic rift within Kerala's Syro Malabar Church, as priests and leadership clash over the age-old The Boston Globe 's 2002 investigation— later depicted in the film Spotlight — brought significant attention to the issue in the United States and contributed to broader international scrutiny. Jan 1, 2023 · A parish priest under the Thalassery diocese said, “We had classes in the church under the leadership of KCBC and the Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM) for nuns and priests. Jan 12, 2025 · Tension over liturgical reforms in Kerala Catholic Church came to a head when police removed protesting priests from bishop's house Jul 3, 2018 · Two of the five priests, who have been accused of sexual assaulting and blackmailing a Kerala woman, have approached the High Court seeking anticipatory bail. [11][12][13][14] Between 2001 and 2010, the Holy See reviewed approximately 3,000 cases involving priests, some of which dated back decades. Jan 11, 2025 · The unrest began on Thursday when 21 priests initiated a hunger strike at Archbishop’s House protesting formation of a new curia for archdiocese, an administrative body assisting in church governance. Sep 22, 2025 · Fr Augustine Vattoly, parish priest of St Augustine Church in Kadamakudy in southern Kerala’s Ernakulam district, said his decision to resign on 14 September was triggered by a parishioner’s Jun 27, 2025 · The dispute and conflict lasted for years because the priests and faithful of the Ernakulam Archdiocese, the headquarters of the church, took a stand that this was unacceptable. Feb 3, 2025 · The Syro-Malabar Church has said it has initiated penal action against those who allegedly attacked senior priest Father John Thottupuram during a Mass on Saturday (February 1) at the Prasadagiri Jan 11, 2025 · Kochi: The ongoing tensions surrounding the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala took a dramatic turn on Saturday, January 11, when police forcefully removed protesting priests near the bishop’s house. The court is expected to hear their Mar 1, 2017 · Despite attempts by the Church to rein in clerical sex abuse, incidents of exploitation of minors, both female and male, involving priests are on the rise casting a shadow on the Church in Kerala Jun 18, 2024 · Tensions are continuing to rise within the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala, India, as clergy and laypeople resist efforts to impose a new liturgy on their parishes. Jan 17, 2025 · Violence Erupts in Kerala’s Largest Archdiocese After police crack down on priests, the Syro-Malabar Church attempts reconciliation in simmering Ernakulam Archdiocese. Jul 29, 2025 · Catholic priest issues guidelines for nuns in North India to avoid hate attacks The Catholic Church welcomes the advisory issued by Fr. Jan 13, 2025 · Rebel priests end protest at Ernakulam-Angamaly Archbishop's house after reaching agreement with Church hierarchy, promising peaceful settlement. Suresh Mathew, former editor of Indian Currents and a priest Feb 25, 2024 · The Kerala Police arrested 27 students, including 10 minors, in connection with a Christian priest being hit by a car in Kerala’s Kottayam district. Jan 17, 2025 · A group of priests from an embattled archdiocese in India's southern Kerala state are demanding action be taken against police officers, who they say beat them during a recent protest. Over the last 18 months, at least . Jul 11, 2018 · A third woman has accused a priest in Kerala of sexual abuse, adding to the growing scandal that has rocked the state's significant chunk of Christian population. The incident took place at the St Mary’s Jul 12, 2018 · In the case which cropped up first, four priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala are facing charges of blackmailing and sexually abusing a woman. woa lss wqc xpb imh kdu idc vwd bfh lca cbq bpp wiw wod kzu