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A Silent Night in a Warring World

December 23, 2024 Team ICM Features

Mathew C – As 2024 draws to a close, the world stands fractured, its landscapes scarred by the relentless violence of conflict. The season of

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Together in Faith: Celebrating the Spirit of Ecumenism in India

December 17, 2024 Team ICM Features

Anthoniraj Thumma – The Indian ecumenical movement denotes to the efforts to promote mutual understanding, unity, and collaboration among various Churches in the country. It

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Of Priestly Call and Their Parents

December 14, 2024 Team ICM Features

By Tom Thomas – Recently I was disturbed by an interaction on a WhatsApp group that I was part of. Someone had posted a WhatsApp

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Jemimah – The Fearless

December 12, 2024 Team ICM Features

# chhotebhai – Have I spelt Jeremiah wrongly? No. This is not about an ancient prophet but about a modern young social influencer—Jemimah Rodrigues, the

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Christmas: History or Mystery?

December 6, 2024 Team ICM Features

chhotebhai – Where was the Holy Family when Herod ordered the killing of the children in Bethlehem? As we approach Christmas, this question began to

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Agere Contra: Conquering our Fears

December 4, 2024 Team ICM Features

Tom Thomas – With the Advent Season underway now, the line up towards the Christmas season has begun. The stores start to wear the festive

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The Power of Fraternal Correction In Christian Tradition

November 30, 2024 Team ICM Features

By Lavoisier Fernandes. Fraternal Correction is deeply rooted in the Christian tradition. Jesus calls us to practice it in the context of unlimited forgiveness (cf.

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Has the Indian Catholic Church Forgotten the Poor?

November 24, 2024 Team ICM Features

ML Satyan – Pope’s message: On November 17, the Sunday before the Solemnity of Christ the King, the Church commemorated the 8th World Day of

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Exploring the Depths of Discipleship: Embracing the Humanity and Chastity of Jesus

November 22, 2024 Team ICM Features

(A sequel to “Playing on his Mind”) chhotebhai – Please don’t make haste, or waste your breath on condemning me for even asking such an

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Flamboyant Youth to Saint: The Journey of Saint Francis Xavier

November 18, 2024 Team ICM Features

By Lavoisier Fernandes It’s been a long time since I moved away from my home state of Goa. Yet, in my interactions especially within Catholic

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Bridging Divides: Embracing Our Shared Humanity Beyond Religion

November 17, 2024 Team ICM Features

M L Satyan – The questions surrounding the origins of religion and the nature of deities have long captivated thinkers, artists, and everyday individuals alike.

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Final Document of the Synod – Canonical Takeaways

November 17, 2024 Team ICM Features

Fr Merlin Rengith Ambrose – The second session of the 16th Synod of Bishops concluded on 26 October 2024. A Final Document consisting of 155

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Dilexit Nos: A Moving Encyclical on the Heart of Jesus

November 8, 2024 Team ICM Features

By Lavoisier Fernandes – The image of the Sacred Heart is iconic at many home family altars: Christ with a short beard and long hair,

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Mystic Agnelo Awaiting Canonization

November 7, 2024 Team ICM Features

Leon Bent – Ven. Agnelo was born at Anjuna, Goa on 21st January 1869 in a very pious family. His parents were devout and religious

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All in a Name: All Souls’ Day, Day of the Dead or Feast of All Souls

October 29, 2024 Team ICM Features

By Jacqueline Kelly. As a man believes, so he lives. As a man lives, so he dies. As a man dies, so he stays. Life

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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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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)
29.05.2025
Pope invites Anabaptists and Catholics to have 'courage to love'
29.05.2025
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29.05.2025
Pope Leo XIV visits the Borgo Laudato Sì in Castel Gandolfo
29.05.2025
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29.05.2025
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29.05.2025
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