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Syro-Malabar Church

Cathedral official removed amid Syro-Malabar liturgy dispute

The priest overseeing the cathedral at the heart of the Syro-Malabar Church’s liturgy dispute has been removed after he defied an ultimatum on the new form of the liturgy

Luke Coppen
Jul 05, 2023
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A priest overseeing the cathedral at the heart of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church’s liturgy dispute has been removed after he defied an ultimatum to introduce a new form of the Eucharistic liturgy.

Protesters outside St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam, India, prepare to burn letters issued by apostolic administrator Archbishop Andrews Thazhath o…

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