LL Catholicos of the East Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II was great protagonist of peace among religions and Churches, opined Justice Benjamin Koshy. He was inaugurating the Fifth Annual Remembrance of the late Pontiff on January 26th at St. Thomas Orthodox
Mar Baselios Marthoma Didymos I, the Catholicos Emeritus, arrived at Al Majlis International Airport, Dubai on Thursday, 27th January, 2011 and was accorded a gorgeous welcome by priests and a huge number of faithful from all over the UAE. The Pontiff led evening prayers at the St. Thomas Cathedral, Dubai
Catholicos Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II conferred this year’s Baselios Mathews II award upon Cartoonist Yesudasan. The award includes INR 10,000 and a plaque.Catholicos Emeritus Mar Baselios Marthoma Didymus I presided over the meeting. Metropolitans Zacharia Mar Anthonios,
Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Calcutta, appointed Fr. P.S. Varghese as the new Public Relations Officer for the Diocese.also appointed Jerry John Koshy as the Media Secretary of the Diocese. Jerry John Koshy is at present member of St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka, Kuwait.
Metropolitan Alexios Mar Eusebius, Fr. Thampan Varghese and Fr. George Paulose were the main celebrants. Fr. Thampan Varghese, Fr. Dr. Joy Pyngolil, Fr. George Paulose, Fr. George Daniel, Fr. Dr. Jacob Mathew, Fr. Sam Mathew, Fr. Thomson Chacko, Fr. Vartan D. Joulfayan, Fr. Nersess Jebejian, Fr. Shibu
The North American Council of the Mar Gregorios Orthodox Christian Student's Movement (MGOCSM) met for its annual planning meeting over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend at Baltimore, Maryland. Metropolitan Zechariah Mar Nicholovos of the Diocese of North East America presided over the meeting
The Malankara Metropolitan and Catholicos of the East Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II will inaugurate the newly constituted Kottarakara-Punalur Diocese on Sunday, January 23, 2010. Installation (Sunthroniso) of the first Metropolitan of the diocese Dr. Yuhanon Mar Theodoros
The Malankara Metropolitan has also decreed that on behalf of him Zacharia Mar Nicholovos, the current Assistant Metropolitan of the Diocese, will discharge the administrative responsibilities until further orders. “We exhort you all to obey the orders and directions of H. G. Zacharia Mar Nicholovos
Benyamin, the Orthodox Diaspora novelist from Bahrain, who introduced the pain and struggle of people in the diaspora to the world through his powerful literary style, was honored at the nation’s capital. The Ministry for Oversees Indian Affairs paid special tributes to Benyamin for his outstanding
For permanent peace within the Orthodox Church steps need to be taken in compliance with the 1934 Constitution as well as Supreme Court verdict of 1995”, said the Catholicos and Malankara Metropolitan Baselios Marthoma Paulose II. The Pontiff cleared that all moves by the Jacobite faction to establish any
