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The Catholic church today is deeply polarised. This has created doctrinal fissures that are seemingly unbridgeable.

Delegates at a meeting of 300 priests in Kochi's Ernakulam Archdiocese of Syro Malabar Church decided to stand by the traditional mode of worship and selected a 12-member ad hoc committee to inform their stand to the Pope and Synod. The committee will pursue their concerns on imposition of a…

The Reverend Tom Woolford described marriage fees as being ‘like a poll tax’, ahead of a vote on the matter at the General Synod

The Reverend Tom Woolford described marriage fees as being ‘like a poll tax’, ahead of a vote on the matter at the General Synod.

There will be no compromise on the unified observance of holy mass in parishes under the Syro-Malabar Church, Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar George Alencherry has said in a communication issued to bishops, priests, and laity on Friday, after the culmination of the Syro-Malabar Synod

An official communication said the Synod was being held to discuss the issue of Mass celebration.

Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, who led members of the permanent Synod for meetings in Rome, has said that the results of the meetings will be known in due course of time.

Chantal Noppen from Sunderland told the church's parliament during a proposal for the clergy to bless same-sex couples.

The Archbishop of Canterbury noted there is ‘painful’ disagreement on the issue but said people must not vote in fear of the future.

Pronouns such as 'he' and 'him' will be deliberated upon as part of a gendered language analysis

Proposals of blessings for same-sex couples have been welcomed by some as progress, while others said they do not go far enough.