Kerala Priests

A priest was hit by a vehicle near a church in Krerala's Kottayam a day ago by some boys for objecting to their high speed driving within the grounds of the place of worship, police said today.

The sanctum sanctorum was opened on the eve of the pilgrim season on Thursday under the aegis of temple 'tantri' (head priest) Mahesh Mohanaru.

The Kerala High Court on Thursday rejected a plea challenging the recent selection of the 'melsanthi' or head priest of the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala.

Catholic priest under the Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar church was relieved of his duties as vicar on Monday, hours after he joined the BJP.

A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the top priests of various churches in Kerala, giving a push to the BJP's efforts to reach out to the influential minority community in the southern state ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said.

An orthodox church priest was arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl in Muvattupuzha, police said on Friday.

The family of a Christian priest in Kerala is mourning the demise of three of their friends who died in the plane crash in Nepal while returning home after attending the missionary's funeral at Anikadu near Pathanamthitta on Friday.

The Kerala High Court on Saturday held a special sitting to hear pleas on the appointment of the chief priests and transport facilities for pilgrims to the famous Sabarimala temple at Pathanamthitta district.

The Kerala Police have filed an affidavit in the High Court on Thursday stating that priests too have a role in the Vizhinjam violence, including the attack on the police station over the weekened.

BJP chief JP Nadda had a couple of days ago met a few top Catholic priests in Kottayam district of Kerala, sources said.

An ayurvedic doctor, who is also a Youtuber, vlogger and singer is going to be the next head priest or 'melshanti' of Kerala's famous Guruvayur temple in Kerala's Thrissur.

Police on Thursday said they have arrested a priest's son for allegedly stealing 55 sovereigns of gold jewels and Rs 80,000 in cash from their own house in Kottayam district of Kerala.

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.

An India-born vicar, who grew up in a leprosy hospital in Bangalore where his mother was a nurse, has been consecrated as Bishop in the Church of England with a staff, or crozier, made of Indian rosewood.

A priest was hit by a vehicle near a church in Krerala's Kottayam a day ago by some boys for objecting to their high speed driving within the grounds of the place of worship, police said today.

The sanctum sanctorum was opened on the eve of the pilgrim season on Thursday under the aegis of temple 'tantri' (head priest) Mahesh Mohanaru.

The Kerala High Court on Thursday rejected a plea challenging the recent selection of the 'melsanthi' or head priest of the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala.

Catholic priest under the Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar church was relieved of his duties as vicar on Monday, hours after he joined the BJP.

A Christian priest in Kerala returned his church licence for performing pastoral services following a row over him observing the 41-day abstinence followed by Lord Ayyappa devotees to offer prayers at the famous Sabarimala shrine.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the top priests of various churches in Kerala, giving a push to the BJP's efforts to reach out to the influential minority community in the southern state ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said.

An orthodox church priest was arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl in Muvattupuzha, police said on Friday.

The family of a Christian priest in Kerala is mourning the demise of three of their friends who died in the plane crash in Nepal while returning home after attending the missionary's funeral at Anikadu near Pathanamthitta on Friday.

The Kerala High Court on Saturday held a special sitting to hear pleas on the appointment of the chief priests and transport facilities for pilgrims to the famous Sabarimala temple at Pathanamthitta district.

The Kerala Police have filed an affidavit in the High Court on Thursday stating that priests too have a role in the Vizhinjam violence, including the attack on the police station over the weekened.

BJP chief JP Nadda had a couple of days ago met a few top Catholic priests in Kottayam district of Kerala, sources said.

An ayurvedic doctor, who is also a Youtuber, vlogger and singer is going to be the next head priest or 'melshanti' of Kerala's famous Guruvayur temple in Kerala's Thrissur.

Police on Thursday said they have arrested a priest's son for allegedly stealing 55 sovereigns of gold jewels and Rs 80,000 in cash from their own house in Kottayam district of Kerala.

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.

An India-born vicar, who grew up in a leprosy hospital in Bangalore where his mother was a nurse, has been consecrated as Bishop in the Church of England with a staff, or crozier, made of Indian rosewood.