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The Blessed Virgin Mary: Untier of Knots

May 10, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Fr. Hedwig Lewis, SJ – When he returned to Argentina following his doctoral studies in Germany, Jorge Mario Bergoglio SJ, now Pope Francis, took

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Search for the Path Less Travelled

March 13, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Most Reverend Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam – There is one teaching of the Lord that demands a lot of courage and strength from

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The Deeper Meaning of Ash Wednesday

March 4, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent – One of the popular feasts of the Catholic Church’s Liturgical Year is Ash Wednesday. It is full of spiritual symbolism. Let

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It’s Bible Sunday!

March 2, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent – Pope Francis, in his Apostolic Letter “Miericordia et Misera,” to mark the end of the Year of Mercy, had called for

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Our God is Merciful and Compassionate

February 28, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Fr Joseph B Francis – Sometimes people imagine that God is an angry God. In the past some people have tried to propitiate their

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Beatitudes Blueprint for Holiness

February 17, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent – In Matthew 12:1-50 we read the history of a series of crucial events in the life of Jesus. In every man’s

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World Day for Consecrated Life: Revamp the Commitment!

February 2, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Sr. Dr. Teresa Joseph, FMA – Pope St. John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. The

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Part III: Poland Under the Special Care of Blessed Virgin Mary

January 28, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Paul Suski – As I was praying for Poland, I heard the words: I bear a special love for Poland, and if she will

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Part II: Blessed Virgin Mary – The First Miracle on Poland’s Vistula River

January 21, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Paul Suski – By reading and entering more thoroughly into the spirit of new documents and books one must come to the conclusion that

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William Carey: An India Perspective on Ecumenism Sunday

January 19, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Fr Gilbert Aranha – Justice and only justice you shall pursue (Deuteronomy 16:18-20) “Dear brothers and sisters, I have desired to come here, a

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Saint Joseph Vaz

Saint Joseph Vaz: An Indian Sanyasi In a Foreign Land

January 15, 2019 Team ICM Best of ICM, Faith / Spirituality

By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556 AD) and St. Philip Neri (1515-1595 AD) burnt into Saint Joseph Vaz (1651-1711 AD). St. Fr.

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Part I: Miracles of Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland

January 14, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Paul Suski – As I was praying for Poland, I heard the words: I bear a special love for Poland, and if she will

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The Divine Baptism of Our Lord

January 12, 2019 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent The Baptism of Jesus, which we recall is celebrated on the Sunday following Epiphany, on 6th January. It gives us an opportunity

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Family Life With Jesus At The Centre

December 29, 2018 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent – As we draw close to a new Calendar Year, during the Octave of the 8 days of Christmas we celebrate the

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How Do We Make Time for God?

December 14, 2018 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Most Rev. Dr. Yvon Ambroise Bishop of Tuticorin – When we give our time to God in our day to day life in spite

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Audio: Fr Christopher White's Daily Reflection

Friday reflection on readings 1, Isaiah 29:17-24 & the Gospel of Matthew 9:27-31. Please click link and scroll down a bit to listen to the audio.

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28.05.2025
General Audience of 28 May 2025 Cycle of Catechesis - Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. II. The life of Jesus. The parables 7. "Jesus Christ our hope. The Samaritan. When he saw him, he had compassion" (Lk 10:33b)
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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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Meeting of the Holy Father with Employees of the Holy See and the Vatican City State (24 May 2025)
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Young Africans on climate change, migration, conflict and development
28.05.2025
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27.05.2025
Greeting of the Holy Father to the S.S.C. Napoli football team (27 May 2025)
26.05.2025
Greeting of the Holy Father at the end of the Mass presided over by Card. Arinze, on the occasion of the Jubilee Pilgrimage for Peace in Africa (26 May 2025)
25.05.2025
Visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major and veneration of the Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary 'Salus Populi Romani' (25 May 2025)
25.05.2025
Eucharistic Celebration and formal Installation of Pope Leo XIV on the Episcopal See (25 May 2025)
25.05.2025
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)
25.05.2025
Greeting of the Holy Father to the Mayor of Rome (25 May 2025)
25.05.2025
Regina Caeli, 25 May 2025
24.05.2025
Meeting of the Holy Father with Employees of the Holy See and the Vatican City State (24 May 2025)
22.05.2025
To Members of Pontifical Mission Societies (22 May 2025)
28.05.2025
Caritas: 'Crippling' debt weighing down developing countries
28.05.2025
CELAM celebrates 70 years with a telegram from Pope Leo XIV
28.05.2025
Tens of thousands of pilgrims expected for Jubilee of Families
28.05.2025
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28.05.2025
Tanzania: Bishops call on the government to address violent acts against citizens
28.05.2025
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28.05.2025
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and ceasefire in Gaza
28.05.2025
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