Once again recognizing the vitality of Kerala’s contemporary Christian community and its long and pedigreed history, the Vatican on Sunday anointed two more saints from the Syro-Malabar Church. At a special mass at St Peter’s Square at Vatican, Pope Francis declared Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal as saints, worthy of worship at altars in all Catholic and sister churches across the world. The Vatican event was greeted with jubilation and spiritual fervour across Kerala, where church bells rang [...]

Jewel, the eight year old boy, son of Kan- namkunni Reena and Jenson, a native of Kodakara had a cyst in his throat which made it difficult for him to swallow any food and even to talk in December 2006. Doctors at Dhanya hospital, Potta, asked the parents to take the child to Jubilee Mission Medical College for further investigation and treatment. It was diagnosed as the THYROGLOSSAL CYST and the operation was fixed on April 2007 during summer vacation. Since [...]