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  • Bengaluru: Peace Rally Calls on Karnataka to Deliver on Minority-Rights Promises

    Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: Archbishop Dr. Peter Machado, joined by Muslim religious leaders and representatives of Dalit, farmers’, human-rights

  • From Poland to India: Can a Catholic AI Model Serve the Church Wisely?

    Verghese V Joseph – Synderesis, an independent Polish AI platform, has built a model trained to reason in line with

  • Huts, Not Churches; Persecution of the Church in Arunachal Pradesh

    In the 1970s, Christians in Arunachal Pradesh watched their churches burn while officials insisted nothing had happened. As a 1978

  • Medically Unexplained: A Cardiologist’s Case for Miracles Still Happening

    By Verghese V Joseph – In an age of stents, ventilators, artificial valves and intensive-care algorithms, the word “miracle” is

  • More of Amalor

    # chhotebhai – Oliver Twist, a character in Charles Dickens’ novel of 1838, by the same name, made an impassioned

  • Death: The Art of Recreating Life

    Every year, on 2 November, the Catholic Church remembers the faithful departed through the celebration of All Souls’ Day. Although

  • Holy Mass for the Dead: The Church’s Tradition of Prayer and the New Canonical Norms

    Introduction: Remembering Our Departed Loved Ones November is traditionally a month dedicated to remembering our departed loved ones. During this

  • Today When The Saints Go Marching In…!

    By Fr. Antony Christy, SDB – Solemnity of All Saints: November 1, 2026 Revelation 7: 2-4,9-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew

  • Holiness Is Becoming Fully Human, Fully Alive

    The Statue Problem  Most of us picture saints as plaster figures: eyes lifted, hands folded, faces calm in a way

  • Empower Parish Councils, Transparency, Women’s Ordination, Says Forum

    (A corollary to “Synodality is not an Optional Extra”) # chhotebhai – The Indian Catholic Forum (ICF) previously gave a

  • Pope Leo XIV Meets Jesus Youth in Historic First Audience, Urges Young People to Discover Christ’s Love

     Verghese V Joseph – Vatican City, October 25, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV held a historic first audience with the

  • Behind Bars, a Call to Hope: Prison Ministry India Gathers in Varanasi

    Verghese V Joseph – Prison Ministry India (PMI) will bring together Church leaders, prison chaplains, volunteers, rehabilitation workers and correctional

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St. Francis and the Canticle of the Sun

August 23, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Fr Glen Fernandes, OFM – The “Canticle of the Sun”, also known as the “Canticle of the Creatures” or “Laudes Creaturarum” (“Praise of the

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Remain Faithful to the Lord in Whatever We Do

August 22, 2022 Team ICM News

Shanborlang Mawrie csc – Readings: 2Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Mt 23:23-26 Jesus uses strong words against Scribes and Pharisees: “Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, you

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Thailand: 50th Anniversary Inauguration of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Gets Underway

August 22, 2022 Team ICM News

Fr. Nigel Barrett – The Inauguration of the 50th Anniversary of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, since the bishops of Asia meet for the

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The Annunciation: Nothing is Impossible for God

August 21, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Vamshi Eedara csc – Readings: Is 9: 2-7; Lk 1:26-38 Today we celebrate the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the

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Fr Eugene’s Homily: For Us, Christ is the Door

August 20, 2022 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Eugene Lobo, SJ – Twenty First Sunday of the Year August 21, 2022 Isaiah 66:18-21; Hebrews 12:5-7.11-13; Luke 13:22-30 God invites us to

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Work Hard to Walk Through the Narrow Gate

August 20, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Tarsish Marak csc – Readings: Is 66:18-21; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30 In today’s gospel, Jesus speaks about the narrow gate and invites all of

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St Bernard: An Outstanding Preacher and Orator

August 19, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – The feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. St Bernard was a French abbot and a major leader in the reform

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The God-Experience: A Bolt From the Blue and Three Commandments

August 19, 2022 Team ICM Features, Healthcare

By Dr. George Jacob Let me begin with a disclaimer. I am not writing this neither to boast. Nor to stick a fist into the

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Fill Your Hearts with Love and be Led by the Spirit

August 19, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Ezek 37: 1-14; Mt 22: 34-40 The readings of the day speak of love of God as first commandment

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Are We Prepared to Encounter Him During the Holy Eucharist?

August 18, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Amala William csc – Readings: Ezek 36:23-28; Mt 22:1-14 In the first reading, God makes a new covenant with the people of Israel. He brings

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What to Make of Conflicts Within the Church in India?

August 18, 2022 Team ICM Features

Mathew Jacob – There are a series of conflicts in the Catholic Church in India these days.  For one, Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias and Archbishop

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Stay Awake and be Ready to be Invited to His Vineyard

August 16, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Akhsi Wary csc – Readings: Ezek 34: 1-11; Mt 20: 1-16 Readings of the day tell us about the importance of treating each one equally.

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Arunachal Youth pray for the Country on 75th Anniversary of Independence

August 16, 2022 Team ICM News

Felix Anthony – Miao: Christian Youth in Arunachal Pradesh organised a special prayer service to pray of the country on the occasion of its 75th

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Follow the Lord Wholeheartedly

August 15, 2022 Team ICM Reflections

Tarsish Marak csc – Readings: Ezek 28:1-10; Mt 19:23-30 The gospel passage speaks of two things, first, to enter the kingdom of God, and second,

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‘Psalm 23: Beneath the Surface of Life Is the Pit of Insecurity

August 15, 2022 Team ICM Features

Fiza Pathan – Many Catholic believers revere and pray Psalm 23, popularly called ‘The Lord Is My Shepherd’ prayer. But how many of us believe

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