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

Goa: Seeds of Sadbhav – Sowing Seeds of Peace and Interfaith Harmony

September 2, 2022 Team ICM News

Fr. Elvis Fernandes, SFX – Goa: ‘Seeds of Sadbhav’, a unique two-day interfaith programme designed for teenagers was conducted on August 29 and 30 by

Mother Mary: Treasure of Womanhood

September 1, 2022 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Jacqueline Kelly – My parents who by loving and obeying God, taught me to love and obey Him. After, living a full, fruitful life,

Only Christ Can Counsel the Human Heart

September 1, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Jessel Pradeep Cutinha csc – Readings: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Lk 5:33-39 Today’s Gospel asks us not to focus on external aspects of religion but on

Allow Jesus to Control Over Our Failures

September 1, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Vimal Kumar csc – Readings: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Lk 5:1-11 Today, the Gospel scenes remind me of the popular saying, “Expectation is the root of

‘Called To Serve’: Global Edition of Cardinal Oswald Gracias’s Autobiography Released in Vatican

August 31, 2022 Team ICM News

Vatican: “Called to Serve,” the international edition of the autobiography of the Cardinal Oswald Gracias, was released on 30 August, 2022 at Maria Bambina Hall,

‘Christianity is World’s Most Persecuted Religion’

August 30, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano – Imagine being at your parish church this Sunday celebrating the Eucharist. Just as your pastor finishes his homily, gunfire erupts from

Am I Selective in Helping Others?

August 30, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

John Desing csc Readings: 1Cor 3: 1-9; Lk 4: 38-44 All of us experience pain, sickness, and humiliation either physically or spiritually at one time

Assam: Dibrugharh Diocese Conducts Media Training for Priests and Religious

August 29, 2022 Team ICM News

Felix Anthony – Dibrugarh: The Dibrugarh diocese in north-east India state of Assam conducted a media training programme for its priests and women religious at

St. Joseph Vaz & Fr. Patrick Ryan: Emerging Models for the Covid Era

August 29, 2022 Team ICM COVID-19

By Filomena Saraswati Giese – The Catholic world is looking for a Saint who worked under Covid-like conditions of an epidemic or pandemic who could

Cast Out Evil Thoughts

August 29, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

William Selvaraj csc – Readings: 1Cor 2: 10-16; Lk 4: 31-37 The gospel reading of the day narrates the healing of a man possessed by

Reflections from a Funeral

August 28, 2022 Team ICM Features

Tom Thomas – “At the death of a Christian, whose life of faith was begun in the waters of Baptism and strengthened at the Eucharistic

Martyrdom of St John the Baptist

August 28, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – “The Church is built on the blood of the martyrs!” The first martyr, as mentioned in the New Testament, is St.

Always Stand for the Truth

August 28, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Newton Basumatari csc – Readings: Jer 1: 17-19; Mk 6: 17-29 I believe that when we listen to God and follow his statutes, he will

Pope Francis Installs Archbishops Filipe Neri and Anthony Poola as Cardinals

August 27, 2022 Team ICM News

Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Daman and the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI)

Homily: Jesus Heals on a Sabbath Day

August 27, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo S.J. – Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year August 28, 2022 Sirach 3:17-18.20.28-29; Hebrews 12:18-19.22-24a; Luke 14:1.7-14 As human persons, we often