Kerala church slams Yechury’s remark
August 9th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Kerala Catholic Bishop's Conference (KCBC) Monday hit back at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) by asserting that the church will indulge in politics and it would ... Read more...
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Close liquor shops on major roads: Kerala church group
September 5th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Kerala Catholic Bishop Council (KCBC) Saturday asked the state government to follow the directive of the central government to close down all liquor outlets that are located ... Read more...
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Kerala’s Catholic church to oppose legalizing of gay sex
July 2nd, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 (IANS) The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC) Thursday said it will oppose legalization of gay sex after the Delhi High Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal ... Read more...
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Kerala Catholic church to strengthen its labour union
April 26th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 26 (IANS) The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) Sunday issued directions to the laity across the state to strengthen the labour union under the church and also set up labour ... Read more...
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Church pushes for battle against Marxists in Kerala
March 27th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
By T.G. Biju
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Roman Catholic church in Kerala is asking Christians not to vote for atheists - a reference to the state's ruling Marxists - in the ... Read more...
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Christian body launches anti-liquor campaign in Kerala
March 10th, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) A Kerala Christian body has pulled up the Left government for proposing to sell low-priced liquor in the state and warned of an agitation against this move.
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Controversial Kerala bishop ready to withdraw adoption
October 20th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 20 (IANS) A Catholic bishop in Kerala, caught in a row for adopting a woman, in a written letter circulated Monday among the priests said he was willing to withdraw ... Read more...
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Probe against Catholic bishops in Kerala
October 7th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Oct 7 (IANS) The Kerala government has asked the director general of police (DGP) to institute a high-level probe against 13 bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church following a complaint that the ... Read more...
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Ancient churches under attack in Kerala
September 21st, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi , Sept 21 (ANI): The ongoing attacks on churches are fast spreading to other parts of Kerala as two very ancient churches window, door and a Jesus statue ... Read more...
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Two churches vandalised in Kerala
September 21st, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 21 (IANS) Two churches have been vandalised by miscreants near the Kochi international airport in Kerala, police and church officials said Sunday.The churches, one a Catholic and the other a ... Read more...
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Textbook row: Kerala Catholics pledge to protect their beliefs
August 15th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Aug 15 (IANS) Members of Kerala's 29 Catholic dioceses took a pledge on Independence Day Friday to protect their faith from "atheist movements" and "anti-religious" ideas propagated in a controversial Class ... Read more...
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Churches protest against textbook
June 29th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, June 29 (IANS) The Sunday morning assembly of laity in Catholic Churches across Kerala became a venue of protest against the controversial Class VII social studies textbook, which they claim teaches ... Read more...
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Church welcomes Supreme Court verdict on retreat centre
March 11th, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by admin
Thrissur (Kerala), March 11 (IANS) The Catholic church in Kerala welcomed the Supreme Court judgment Tuesday quashing the Kerala High Court order that instituted an inquiry by a special investigation team (SIT) ... Read more...
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