Indian Catholic Matters

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
World’s Faithful Unite for First-Ever Worldwide Marian Procession

Verghese V Joseph – In an extraordinary act of global Catholic unity, the first-ever Worldwide Marian Procession will bring together

Homily: Mary, Mother of God

December 31, 2020 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21 The life of Jesus begins with Mary. Therefore, it is appropriate that we

Fratelli tutti: Paths of Renewed Encounter and Forgiveness

December 30, 2020 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

By Fr Soroj Mullick SDB – The paths of renewed encounter have to start anew from the truth, which is the art and architecture of

Seek Courage to Overcome Temptations

December 30, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Jn 2: 18-21; Jn 1: 1-18 John the Evangelist makes it clear that Jesus represents the presence of

Ask God for Strength to be Faithful

December 29, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2: 36-40 Today’s Gospel reading speaks about the witness of Anna and the presentation of

Rev Victor Lyngdoh New Archbishop of Shillong

December 28, 2020 Team ICM News

Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Most Rev. Victor Lyngdoh, currently Bishop of Jowai, as Archbishop of Shillong, a hill station in the northeastern part

Trust in God’s Timing

December 28, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By John Desing csc – Readings: 1Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35 In my daily life, I come across people who are nice and pleasant to some

Inspirational Story of FMA Sister Nicolina Viano!

December 28, 2020 Team ICM Features

By Sr. Ritha Dora Thomas, Provincial, INB Province – “I don’t know if I have to say that I am from Turin or India, because

Respond to a Call Just Like St. Joseph

December 27, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Joseph Inbaraj csc – Readings: 1 Jn 1: 5 – 2: 2; Mt 2: 13-18 Today we celebrate the Feast of Holy Innocents. St.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Greets Ranchi Diocese

December 27, 2020 Team ICM News

Once again keeping with the tradition he started last year after becoming the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Shri Hemant Soren visited Archbishop House Ranchi on

The Parenting of Parents

December 27, 2020 Team ICM Family

By Fr Mathew T.O.Praem – Three sections of the society, never ready to learn and ever ready to teach are said to be boisterously, Parents,

‘Christmas Makes Meaning When Celebrated With Destitute’

December 26, 2020 Team ICM News

By C V Joseph – Bengaluru: Christmas is celebrated lavishly all over the world but when it is celebrated with the destitute and the neglected

Homily: Called to be God’s Family: Holy and Happy

December 26, 2020 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Feast of The Holy Family – Cycle B – December 27, 2020 Readings: Sir 3:2-6,12-14; Col 3:12-21; Mt 2:22-40

Homily: Like the Holy Family, Let Our Lives be Filled With Love

December 26, 2020 Team ICM Advent

By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Feast of the Holy Family December 27, 2020 Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 or Luke 2,

Exceptional in their Faith and Trust

December 26, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Francis Gayang csc – Readings: Gen 15: 1-6, 21: 1-3; Heb 11: 8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2: 22-40 Talking about the Holy Family appears

For Ranchi’s Rickshaw Pullers, It Was a Different Kind of Christmas!

December 26, 2020 Team ICM News

Ranchi: Christmas day was celebrated in a very different and special way in the Archdiocese of Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand state, this year. There were