Sun May 11 19:18:39 UTC 2025: ## Kerala Churches Offer Prayers Amidst National Crisis
**KOCHI, May 12, 2025** – Churches across Kerala held special prayers on Sunday, May 11, in response to what religious leaders described as an “unprecedented crisis and threat of war” facing India. The Catholicos of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Baselios Thomas I, and Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, Raphael Thattil, both issued appeals urging congregants to pray for peace and for the nation’s soldiers and border residents. The appeals emphasized the importance of citizen prayer alongside the efforts of national leaders and the armed forces.
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