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In century-old Malankara Church conflict, SC issues Jacobite faction stern warning

Patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II at the St Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Church in Piravom in February this year. (HT photo)
Updated on Dec 04, 2024 07:14 am IST

At least 9 killed after firing at church, police post in Russia's Dagestan

The agencies reported exchanges of gunfire in the centre of Makhachkala, a region with a long coastline on the Caspian Sea.
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 05:05 am IST

Abused Russian sisters who killed father face murder trial

Investigators said Tuesday that two sisters who killed their father after years of abuse should face murder charges, in a case highlighting Russia’s dire record on domestic violence. (Representative Image)
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 06:09 pm IST

Orthodox priest taken into police custody during face-off with Jacobites over control of Kerala church

On Thursday, when Orthodox priest Father Thomas Paul Ramban reached the church, he was prevented by hundreds of Jacobite parishioners from entering the Kothamangalam church.
Published on Dec 21, 2018 07:20 pm IST

Egypt says police kill 19 jihadist suspects linked to attack on Coptic Christians

A member of the Egyptian police special forces guards the site of the Church of Great Martyr Prince Tadros in Minya, Egypt.
Updated on Nov 04, 2018 11:47 pm IST

‘Self-inflicted injury marks, Kerala nun died due to drowning’: Post-mortem report

The post-mortem of the nun, belonging to the Malankara Syrian Orthodox church, was carried out at the government medical college hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Updated on Sept 10, 2018 08:29 pm IST

Supreme Court asks two priests to surrender in Kerala sexual assault case

A view of the Supreme Court in New Delhi.
Updated on Aug 06, 2018 11:34 pm IST

Four Orthodox Church priests in Kerala booked for rape

An online portal had first reported the story last week, following which tremendous pressure from several quarters, especially social media users, mounted on the Kottayam-headquartered Malankara Orthodox Church, which then announced an internal probe.
Published on Jul 02, 2018 11:10 pm IST

Kerala nun alleges bishop raped her 13 times in two years, police register case

The nun claimed that she had complained to church authorities about the abuse, but no action was taken.
Updated on Jul 01, 2018 10:27 am IST