Indian Catholic Matters

Interreligious Dialogue: the Christian Brothers and their Pedagogy of Love for the Oppressed.

Subhasis Chattopadhyay Ph.D. – Writing should be elegant, free from bombast and crisp. There should hardly be any repetition
A True Shepherd: Konkani Catholics Honour Archbishop Bernard Moras

Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: In a ceremony marked by heartfelt tributes and faith-filled memories, the Federation of Konkani Catholic
Odisha: Cooking Girl Finds Her Vocation for Sisterhood

By Purushottam Nayak – Kandhamal: A young girl who loved spending time in the kitchen never imagined that her passion
Ireland’s Derry Marian Procession Sets a Worldwide Example of Faith and Unity

Verghese V Joseph – Derry, the second-largest city in Northern Ireland, became the spiritual centre of a global Catholic witness
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Goa: Abiding in Christ, Serving the World

Br Malvino Alfonso OCD – As the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Sancoale Goa celebrates
A Wellspring of Graces: Rediscovered off the Beaten Path in Poland

In this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, celebrated on June 12, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese
Did God Create Cockroaches?

# chhotebhai – Yes, cockroaches are the flavour of the season (yuck), thanks to the intemperate remarks of the CJI,
Have A Heart!

It seems to be a never-ending circle of hate, violence and war; destruction, division and discrimination. Today, corruption, exclusion and
What the Rosary Actually Does and Why I Wish Someone Had Told Me Sooner

By Christina Hanna Paul – I was born and raised Catholic. Sunday Mass, the Rosary, Catechesis, I had it all
The Last Pilgrimage: Ensuring That No Elder Walks Alone

Recently, during a Catholic spiritual retreat, I met an elderly woman of about 75 years old. She shared one of
Magnifica Humanitas: Pope Leo XIV’s Moral Test for the Age of AI

Janina Gomes – Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, arrives at a moment when the world is dazzled by
Beyond Sports: Pope Leo XIV’s June Intention

“Let us pray that sport is a tool for peace, encounter, and dialogue between different cultures and peoples, that it

The Baptism of Our Lord

January 2, 2023 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

Cardinal Ferrão Congratulates New Baroda Bishop Most Rev Seby Mascarenhas

January 1, 2023 Team ICM News

Panaji: The news that Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Sebastiao Mascarenhas, from the Society of Pilar, as the new Bishop of Baroda has filled

CCBI Condoles Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

January 1, 2023 Team ICM News

Panaji: “The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman is deeply grieved by the passing away of our dear Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, yesterday at the Vatican,”

Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2023 World Day of Peace Message

January 1, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano – What is the greatest lesson you learned from Covid-19? For Pope Francis, it is that “we all need one another.” So

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Returns to the Father’s House

December 31, 2022 Team ICM News

Vatican: Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM (Italy time) in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. The Holy See

Homily: Beginning the New Year With Grace and Peace

December 31, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21 Feast of Mary, the Mother of God is a very appropriate way to

Remembering Fr. Bede Griffiths in the Wake of Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti

December 30, 2022 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Dr Tiju Thomas – Pope Francis begins his encyclical Fratelli Tutti by recounting that the title comes from the words which St. Francis of

The Grace of God is Sufficient for Us

December 30, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Desing John csc – Readings: 1 Jn 2: 18-21; Jn 1: 1-18 Usually, people prefer light over darkness. Therefore, we see people moving from rural

Homily: The Holy Family, A Model for Our Own Families

December 29, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Eugene Lobo SJ – Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus,

Invite the Triune God into Our Family

December 29, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Sir 3: 2-6; Col 3: 12-21; Mt 2: 13-15, 19-23 Today the Church commemorates the Holy Family of Jesus,

Ask the Lord to Fill us With His Light

December 28, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Newton Basumatari csc – Readings: 1 Jn 2: 5-2:2; Mt 2: 13-18 Recently we celebrated the birth of our savior and today we hear in

Church in India to Finalise Synthesis for Continental Stage of the Synod

December 28, 2022 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: The six-member drafting committee of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) gathers from 28 to 30 December 2022, at Paalanaa Bhavana,

Holy Innocents Day: Life Is Precious

December 28, 2022 Team ICM Family

Jacqueline Kelly – The first step in God’s holy design was to create the world. With this great act of God, the history of the

The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ by Gentile da Fabriano (1423)

December 27, 2022 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

By Joynel Fernandes – From the magnificence of the Medici we move to the spleandour of the Strozzi; both illustrious bankers of Florence. The Florentine

My Poverty Did Not Deter My Determination to Achieve Something Big

December 27, 2022 Team ICM Features

Professor Susanto Beero – Ambagam, Gajapati, Odisha: I had no hope to study after standard 7th, but today I am a professor of economics at