''Sathyadeepam'' ( ml, സത്യദീപം, "Light of Truth") is a

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

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weekly published from Ernakulam,

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. The weekly was pretending as a verified source for the official stance of the Catholic Church but Syro Malabar Curia clarified that the weekly not represent any kind of official stance of Catholic Church or syro Malabar church through a press release by Syro Malabar Catholic Church Curia. It was founded by

Mar Augustine Kandathil Augustine Kandathil (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was Metropolitan and head of the Syro-Malabar Church lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, ...

in 1927 with Mgr. Jacob Naduvathussery as its first editor. In 2005, an

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edition was also started. It is religious but socio-political weekly. Recently it was awarded the best Christian publication Media Award from the Goodness (Divine) Channel. It is managed by the

Archdiocese of Ernakulam In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

. The Current Chief Editor and Managing Director of ''Sathyadeepam'' (Malayalam)is Fr.Mathew Kilukkan. The Present Chief Editor of ''Light of Truth'' (''Sathyadeepam'' English)is Dr.Paul Thelakat. Police filed the chargesheet against Fr Dr.Paul Thelakat at the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad, together with other three accused in a case relating to the alleged forgery of bank documents to de fame Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church Read ''Sathyadeepam'' and ''Light of Truth'' at www.sathyadeepam.org

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''Sathyadeepam'' in EnglishHistory
{{Christianity in Kerala Malayalam-language newspapers English-language newspapers published in India Catholic newspapers Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly Christian media in Kerala 1926 establishments in India Publications established in 1926