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Archdiocese of Verapoly, once known as "Malabar Vicariate" is one of the oldest Archdioceses of India. "Verapolis" which means "True City", takes its name from the Island of Verapoly, the oldest seat of Carmelite Missionaries in India.

From Vatican
Marian Shrines Have Much Life, Says Cardinal
 

 

BARCELONA, Spain:- The archbishop of Barcelona urges the faithful to rediscover the meaning of Marian shrines, which have an abundance of life.

Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach stated that Marian shrines "are not only a vestige of the past."

 

Gazette

125th Anniversary of Archdiocese of Verapoly

302 years of Verapoly Vicariate and 352 years  of Malabar Vicariate

His Grace Archbishop Dr. Francis Kallarakal declared officially of the Jubilee celebrations at the end of the Marian Pilgrimage at National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Vallarpadam on September 11, 2011

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Religious
Ever thought of becoming a priest?

A vocation to the priesthood is countercultural. First of all, it is a response to the love of God in one's life. Further, it is a life of self-sacrifice that is aimed at restoring and recovering a love of God in the world.

 

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