Syro-Malabar Church condemns hunger strike by priest in India

MUMBAI, India – A hunger strike by several priests of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Rite has been condemned by the Eastern Church’s synod.

Father Joyce Kaithakottil of the Archdiocese Ernakulam-Angamaly led the three-day fast and prayer program near St. George Cathedral Church in Angamaly on Tuesday in support of the traditional method of celebrating Mass in the archdiocese.

In 2021, the synod of the Syro-Malabar Church based in Kerala decided to adopt a uniform mode of celebrating the liturgy...