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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Agreement eases 4-year liturgical standoff at Syro-Malabar cathedral

Holy Qurbana entirely facing the people was celebrated Sunday, after parishioners agreed to allow it alongside the Eastern Church’s uniform Eucharistic liturgy.

Luke Coppen
Aug 31, 2026
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An Indian cathedral at the heart of the Syro-Malabar liturgy dispute celebrated a Holy Qurbana entirely facing the people Sunday, after parishioners agreed to allow it alongside the Eastern Church’s new uniform Eucharistic liturgy.

The interior of St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam, southern India. Credit: Augustus Binu/wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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