Syro-Malabar Church battles demographic decline in India

The Church has announced a 'Community Empowerment Year' amid fears of demographic 'extinction'.

The Syro-Malabar Church has announced a “Community Empowerment Year” amid fears of demographic “extinction” in the Eastern Catholic Church’s Indian heartland due to emigration.

Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil presides at a youth event in Wolverhampton, England, on Sept. 15, 2024. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

In a Jan. 10 circular letter, Syro-Malab…