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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
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Syro-Malabar liturgy dispute

Syro-Malabar basilica resumes public Eucharistic liturgies

Public Holy Qurbanas were suspended for 3 years at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica.

Luke Coppen
Dec 03, 2025
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One of the most painful chapters in the Syro-Malabar Church’s liturgical dispute ended Monday when the Eucharistic liturgy was celebrated publicly at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in southern India for the first time in three years.

Fr. Thomas Mangatt celebrates the Holy Qurbana at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam, Kerala, India, on Dec. 1, 202…

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