NEW DELHI, Jan. 2 -- Christmas is the most important festival of Christians all over the world, and it is a day of joy and happiness. Unfortunately, Christmas 2022 was the saddest Christmas for the faithful of the Syro-Malabar Church, especially the Catholic community of Ernakulam Basilica parish because of the tragic and shameful incidents that took place in the Basilica on 23rd and 24th December. The conflict within the Syro-Malabar Church regarding the mode of offering the Holy Mass took the form of violence between two groups in Ernakulam Cathedral Church while Eucharistic celebration was going on in the church on 23rd December. Christmas celebration was cancelled in the Basilica church because of the law-and-order problem.

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