Pope Leo has encouraged clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Europe to become “messengers of hope,” as the Church continues its journey of spiritual renewal ahead of its centenary, according to Vatican News.
Pope Francis has declared Archbishop Mar Ivanios, the founder of the Malankara Reunion Movement, the first Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, south India.