Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA): Challenges and...

The Western Ghats are a mountain range extending for approximately 1,500 kilometres along the western coast of India, from the Tapti River in the...

Stop Deceiving the People Living in...

For twelve long years, the proposal to declare Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) has been invoked to kindle anguish in the hearts of the farmers...

For Christ and the Church

The Abhishekagni Sisters (ASJM) is a religious community founded in the Eparchy of Palaghat on 8th September 2014, with the approval of Bishop Mar...

A Missionary Mandate Rooted in Faith

In one of the most underdeveloped regions of India, the Utkela Mission is lighting the lamp of hope and transformation. Utkela Mission:  History of the Mission:...

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Alexia Gonzalez barros It began with pain in the neck and arms. The persistent pain led to more detailed medical examinations. Finally, the result came. It was a malignant tumour. Alexia Gonzalez was only thirteen years old at the time....

POPULAR Views

Major Archbishop

POST SYNODAL CIRCULAR

XXXIV SYNOD, SESSION II Raphael Thattil the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church to the Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Consecrated Men and Women and Lay Faithful...

Laws Must Not Obstruct the Flow of Compassion

The contribution made by the Catholic Church and the voluntary organisations (NGOs) functioning under its leadership to the making of modern India and to...

PASTORAL LETTER  DUKRANA – SABHADINAM 2026

Raphael Thattil, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, to the Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Consecrated Men and Women and Lay Persons of the Syro-Malabar...

The Human Person Must Remain at the Heart of the AI Revolution

The world is passing through one of the most decisive moments in its history as a result of the revolutionary advances in science and...

Cover Story

Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA): Challenges and Solutions

The Western Ghats are a mountain range extending for approximately 1,500 kilometres along the western coast of India, from the Tapti River in the...

NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS IN INDIA: NAVIGATING THE CHANGING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE

Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) occupy a distinct and indispensable position in India’s socio-economic landscape, complementing Government efforts by addressing a wide range of social, educational,...

Human Dignity and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age: A Study in the Light of Encyclical...

The global community today stands at the summit of an unprecedented digital revolution. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new media continue to transform the...

Educational Sector in Kerala: Challenges and Possibilities

The educational sector in Kerala is presently passing through a period marked by numerous complexities and challenges. Both public education and higher education in...

Editorial

Stop Deceiving the People Living in the Hilly Areas!

For twelve long years, the proposal to declare Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) has been invoked to kindle anguish in the hearts of the farmers...

NGOs: Do Not Break the Bridges

In a democratic country, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) form an indispensable network of public service. They work alongside government institutions to protect people’s rights and...

Magnifica Humanitas: Celebrating the Grandeur of Human Dignity

The Church has always proclaimed that the human person is the greatest masterpiece of God’s creation. Created in the image and likeness of God,...

Education: Formative Mission of the Human Person 

Education remains one of the most powerful instruments for shaping the future of individuals and societies. Yet, in an age increasingly obsessed with credentials,...

Pathfinders

Didymus the Blind

Historians testify that Didymus, who was born in Alexandria between AD 310 and 313, died at the age of 84. St. Jerome also testifies...

Mar Shemayon Barsaba

Following the death of Papa Bar Aggai, Mar Shemayon Barsaba became the Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and the Patriarch of the vast Christian community in...

Mar Mari

Mar Mari, regarded as the first missionary to the Parthian Empire, was one of the Seventy Disciples of the Lord and a close disciple...

St. Justin, the Martyr

St. Justin was born around the year AD 100 into a pagan family in Neapolis of Palestine. In the course of his search for...

JOURNEY OF FAITH & LEARNING

Integral Ecology and the Family

The booklet Integral Ecology and the Family, published on October 4, 2025, was jointly issued by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life...

“A fidelity that Generates the Future:’’A Renewed Vision of Priestly Life and Formation

The Apostolic Letter “A Fidelity that Generates the Future” issued on December 8, 2025, by Pope Leo XIV for the Universal Church is a...

In Unitate Fidei (In the Unity of Faith)

We must walk together toward unity and reconciliation among all Christians. Unity without diversity becomes authoritarianism, while diversity without unity leads to fragmentation, the Pope emphasizes. Christian unity does not impoverish us; rather, it enriches us.

Una Caro (One Body)

Una Caro (meaning One Body) is a catechetical document published by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. It was approved by Pope...

CREED STUDY SERIES

Faith in the Resurrection of the Body and Eternal Life

One of the most thought-provoking and complex sections of the Creed is the proclamation concerning the resurrection of the body and eternal life. 1. The...

We believe in One, Holy, Apostolic, and Catholic Church

The Church: A Plan Born in the Heart of the Father The Eternal Father, out of His perfect wisdom, goodness, and entirely free and mysterious...

I believe in the Holy Spirit

It is in the Nicean-Constantinopolitan Creed that we find a more elaborated statementabout the ‘third Person of the Holy Trinity’ - “And in the...

CREDO: The Narrative of the Slaying of Death

The opening chapters of the Sacred Scripture articulates the invariable destiny of human being. God, the life-giver intervenes in the realm of existence of...

Consecrated Life

For Christ and the Church

The Abhishekagni Sisters (ASJM) is a religious community founded in the Eparchy of Palaghat on 8th September 2014, with the approval of Bishop Mar...

The Radiant Face of Missionary Zeal

When the Second Vatican Council ushered in a renewed missionary vision and apostolic fervour for the universal Church, the Syro-Malabar Church likewise experienced a...

The Sisters of the Destitute: A Story of God’s Mercy

A century ago, in the remote village of Mottakunnu at Chunangamveli, Aluva, where jackals once roamed and howled, Rev. Fr. Varghese Payyappilly sowed the...

Heirs to a Ministry of Compassion

The community of the Josephine Sisters, Villoonni, was founded by Rev. Fr. Cyriac Kottayarikil on 25 November 1953, with the permission and approval of...

Mission

A Missionary Mandate Rooted in Faith

In one of the most underdeveloped regions of India, the Utkela Mission is lighting the lamp of hope and transformation. Utkela Mission:  History of the Mission:...

Patient Care: An Evangelistic Avenue Opened by the Church

When Jesus proclaimed the message of holistic liberation, His words carried profound significance. On a Sabbath, He revealed the essence of His redemptive mission...

Pastoral Visit of the Major Archbishop in the Southern Vicariate of the Arabian Peninsula

A Briefing on the Pastoral Visit of the Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil in the Southern Vicariate from 25 November to 1 December 2024. The...

Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil’s pastoral visit to the Northern Vicariate of the Arabian Peninsula

The Father and Head of the Syro-Malabar Church, the Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil  undertook a pastoral visit to the Arabian Peninsula from 11th...

Liturgy

The Symbolism of the Bema (Ambo)

A prevalent misconception that has taken hold among many Catholics is the idea that signs and symbols are childish and that reverence for them...

The Holy Spirit Actively at Work in the Holy Qurbana

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that liturgy is primarily the work of the Most Holy Trinity (CCC 1077–1112). In presenting the Holy...

The Holy Qurbana and the Mystery of Resurrection

According to the Christian faith, the most important feast of the liturgical year is the Feast of the Resurrection. It is also known as...

Reconciliation through Holy Qurbana

Holy Qurbana is the supreme act of worship offered to God the Father, in spirit and in truth. The fruit of holy Qurbana is...

Canon Law

“Mutual Concord” (Mutua Concordia): Strengthening the Synod of Bishops in Patriarchal Churches

In the tradition of the Eastern Catholic Churches, the mutual communion and collaboration between the Patriarch and the Synod of Bishops are fundamental to...

Pothuyogam and Prathinidhiyogam in the Syro-Malabar Church

Throughout the history of the St. Thomas Christians of Kerala, the spirit of communion and the system of administration through the Palliyogam have always...

Kaikkarans in Parish Administration

A kaikkaran (trustee) is a member of the parish who is elected by the potuyogam or pratinidhiyogam and confirmed and appointed by the local...

THE OFFICE OF THE EPARCHIAL CHANCELLOR

Canons 252 to 261 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO) describe the position of the Chancellor in the eparchial curia,...

LITURGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE STUDY SERIES

St Thomas the Apostle Before King Misdaeus

King Misdaeus, the ruler of Tamilakam, was enraged by the preaching of the Gospel by St Thomas the Apostle and decided to have him...

St. Thomas strengthens the faithful before his death

The Acts of Judas Thomas gives a fair narration of the death of Jesus in the land of Mazdai and his prayer before the...

Periyamalai (St. Thomas Mount): The Sacred Hill of the Martyrdom of St. Thomas the Apostle

Located about six miles from Fort St. George in Chennai and four miles southwest of Mylapore, Chinnamalai or Little Mount is a small hill...

The Mar Thoma Heritage of the City of Chennai

Santhome, situated about four miles south of Chennai, or the old city of Madras, forms a part of that historic city. During the medieval...

Articles

One Who Received Death with Gratitude from the Hands of God

Alexia Gonzalez barros It began with pain in the neck and arms. The persistent pain led to more detailed medical examinations. Finally, the result came....

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children: The Realities

Children are not immature adults. Biologically and psychologically, they are different from adults. Children have their own psychological world. Their emotional responses and behavioural...

The Protection of the Western Ghats Must Not Become Anti-Human

For twelve years, hundreds of thousands of people living in 131 revenue villages in Kerala have been trapped in a state of uncertainty on...

Didymus the Blind

Historians testify that Didymus, who was born in Alexandria between AD 310 and 313, died at the age of 84. St. Jerome also testifies...

Family

Is Personal Prayer Necessary?

The easiest way to develop personal closeness and love toward someone is to speak openly with that person. It is through open conversation that...

The Marian Month

“O Good Mother Mary,O Immaculate Father Joseph…” These are the opening lines of a Marian hymn that once resonated in the evening family prayers of...

Why Are Children Hesitant to Speak?

His wife died at the time of their son’s birth. From that day on, a thought took root in his mind-that it was the...

Time to Look into the Mirror

Lent is the time to look into the mirror. It is a season to discover and recognize who we truly are. It is an...

Youth

One Who Received Death with Gratitude from the Hands of God

Alexia Gonzalez barros It began with pain in the neck and arms. The persistent pain led to more detailed medical examinations. Finally, the result came....

A Gen Z Saint

Pedro Ballester A group of friends had come to visit one of their companions who was undergoing treatment in hospital. Despite the pain of his...

From a Street Child to the Altar

Few things distress a father more than seeing his child suffer from even a minor illness. Yet the father of Darwin Ramos was different....

She Who Understood the Suffering of Jesus

Anne Gabrielle Caron She was only two-and-a-half years old when she entered the church for the baptism of her younger brother François. At that moment,...