Kerala religious leaders appeal for harmony

Catholic and Muslim leaders in a Kerala town have appealed for religious amity following a recent attack in which Islamic extremists chopped off the hand of a local Catholic professor.

Mutilated professor’s family forgives attackers

The family of a professor in southern India whose hand was cut off by suspected Islamic extremists say that they have forgiven his attackers.

Muslim extremists chop off Catholic’s hand

Suspected Islamic militants have chopped off a Catholic professor’s hand in Kerala for allegedly insulting Islam in an exam question paper.

Kerala bishops want ‘eco-friendly’ feasts

Bishops in India’s Kerala state have asked Catholics to celebrate parish feasts in an eco-friendly manner and avoid commercializing them.

‘Lay brothers’ on the run after rape charges

Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have launched a manhunt for two men alleged to be lay Catholic brothers who absconded after being charged with raping four women and a young girl at a spiritual counseling center they ran.

Kerala church slams surrogacy bill

Kerala Church leaders have criticized a draft bill legalizing surrogacy in the southern Indian state.

Murder suspect priest surrenders to court

A Jacobite Syrian priest, prime suspect in the murder of a Christian lay leader, has given himself up to a court in Kochi, India.

Crowd denounces ‘meddling’ Kerala bishops

About 2,000 people marched through the streets of Kochi in southern India this week to protest against “meddling” in politics by Kerala’s bishops which they say could lead to communal clashes.

No resting in peace as Kerala real estate rockets

Soaring real estate prices have caused the cost of burial in India’s Kerala state to skyrocket, leading to conflict in local communities over increased funeral charges.

Kerala nuns’ movie wows Warsaw festival

An Indian religious congregation has won a major award for a film telling the story of seven nuns and a divorcee who rediscover meaning in their lives.

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