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Fratelli Tutti: COVID-19 Helped Us to Show Neighbourly Love

December 9, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19

By Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam What the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has spelt out in the Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti is what we

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Fratelli Tutti: Promoting Fraternal Love During Covid-19

December 8, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19

By Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Tutti Fratelli, all are brothers, is the title of the latest encyclical of the Holy Father Pope

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Award for Mumbai’s Corona Braveheart Mauris Bhai

November 21, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – Mumbai’s businessman and philanthropist Mauris Noronha, fondly called as Mauris Bhai, was conferred with the 10th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar

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COVID-19: Doors of Churches Were Closed, Not Heart of People

November 18, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19

By Sudar Oli – Konanankuppam (Tamil Nadu):  The Church has always been a place of comfort and peace to many people in the world. All

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Vatican Facilitates Easier Access to Plenary Indulgences for the Dead During Pandemic

October 27, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, Faith / Spirituality

A Summary of the Vatican’s Decree on Plenary Indulgences for the Deceased Faithful applicable this November. By Austine J. Crasta, STL In response to requests

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Odisha Bishops Resolve to Build Faith Community

September 20, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Sujata Jena, SS.CC. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Catholic Bishops have urged the faithful to live in communion and in solidarity with all during the pandemic at

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Bengaluru Churches to Reopen From Monday Onwards by Observing SOPs

September 19, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The Bangalore Archdiocese has decided to reopen its churches from Monday (September 21) onwards by observing standard operating procedures

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N-E India: Social Media Being Used for Human Trafficking, Say Experts

September 14, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – Human traffickers in North-East India are actively using cyber media to lure youth through chatting and fraudulent calls, said Dr

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Mumbai Priest Felicitated by Governor as COVID Warrior

September 12, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

Mumbai: Fr Fitzgerald Fernandes, Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Bandra, Mumbai and Administrator of the Clergy Home of the Archdiocese of Bombay, was felicitated

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St Mary’s Feast: B’luru Archbishop Extends Greetings, Urges People to Stay at Home and Pray

September 7, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, Faith / Spirituality, News

Bengaluru: On the occasion of the Feast of the Nativity of Mother Mary, which will be celebrated on September 8, Archbishop of Bangalore Most Rev

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Going Global, Claretians Launch Mother’s Meal on St Teresa’s Feast Day

September 6, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By C V Joseph – Bengaluru: Members of Claretian Congregation launched its Mother’s Meal Global programme in Macau, China on the feast day of St

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B’luru: St. Mary’s Basilica Novena & Feast To Go Virtual from Aug 29

August 27, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: In a message of hope to the Catholic faithful amidst the COVID-10 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Bangalore has made

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Making a Difference: But What About All of the Other Suffering?

August 20, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, Features

By Tony Magliano – With still no end in sight, the highly infectious, deadly, global novel coronavirus naturally continues to command much of our attention.

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COVID-19: St John’s Hospital Takes Lead in Serving the Underserved

August 18, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – The newly constructed and fully-equipped St. John’s Hospital’s Covid Care Centre was inaugurated and blessed by His Grace Most Rev.

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Post COVID-19: Mother’s Meal Initiative for Poor Launched Across India

August 15, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – New Delhi: The COVID-19 lockdown has already disproportionately hurt marginalized communities due to loss of livelihood and lack of food,

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Visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major and veneration of the Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary 'Salus Populi Romani' (25 May 2025)
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Eucharistic Celebration and formal Installation of Pope Leo XIV on the Episcopal See (25 May 2025)
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Greeting of the Holy Father at the end of the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of his installation on the Chair of Bishop of Rome (25 May 2025)
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