Cardinal George Alencherry said the Church was already open to the reality of electing a pope that was outside Europe. ...
10:25 AM, Mar 17, 2013
Kochi: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry issued a press statement on Wednesday after an alleged remark by him on the fishermen deaths sparked a controversy. The Cardinal said, "The report of the Italian press agency is wrong. The agency removed the report and expressed their apology for the mistake. I have not tried to intervene in this matter, nor have I contacted any ministers regarding this." He added, "Two precious lives...
05:45 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Kochi: Italy is apparently not only engaging diplomatically with Kerala over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian navy guards, but also working the Catholic channels through the Vatican to secure their release from custody. Indian Cardinal George Alencherry, who was recently ordained in Rome, has now been dragged into the controversy. Reports say that Alencherry had appealed to the Kerala government asking it not to "precipitate action". But...
04:45 PM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: The row over the alleged killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian naval guards has escalated. Italy is not only engaging diplomatically, but also working the Catholic channels through the Vatican to secure the release of the two guards accused of killing two Indian fishermen, according to reports. Indian Cardinal George Alencherry has also been dragged into the controversy. A report had claimed that Alencherry had appealed to...
12:20 PM, Feb 22, 2012
A report claimed that Indian cardinal George Alencherry had appealed to the Kerala govt not to 'precipitate action'. ...
11:40 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Kochi: Catholics in Kerala were elated as Mar George Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, was on Saturday ordained a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Many of the Catholics, who form 50 per cent of the over seven million Christians in Kerala, were glued to the live coverage from the Vatican as Alencherry was ordained by the Pope along with 21 other bishops from...
08:55 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Vatican City: Pope Benedict, putting his stamp on the future of Roman Catholicism, named 22 new cardinals on Friday, the red-hatted "princes of the Church" who are his closest aides and will one day choose his successor. One of the most prominent on the list is Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York. Others are from Italy, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, India, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Germany, China, Romania,...
06:27 PM, Jan 06, 2012
