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

Be Prudent and Walk in the Way of Light

December 10, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Jacob Perikala csc – Readings: Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19 The readings of the day remind us to listen to the word of God and

Goa: ASI to Begin Restoration of St. Francis Xavier’s Casket on Dec 10

December 9, 2020 Team ICM News

Goa: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will begin work to restore the Mastrillian Casket which contains the relics of St Francis Xavier from December

Bishop Sebastian Succeeds as Patna Archbishop

December 9, 2020 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: Most Rev. Sebastian Kallupura (67), currently the Coadjutor Archbishop of Patna succeeds as the Metropolitan Archbishop as His Holiness Pope Francis accepted the resignation

Fratelli tutti: In the Way of the Good Samaritan

December 9, 2020 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

By Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB – Pope Francis holds that the global culture is sick with many social ills, which have been complicated by the

To Be Numbered Among Saints in Heaven

December 9, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Amalraj A csc – Readings: Is 41: 13-20; Mt 11: 11-15 Both the cousins have high regard for each other. The kind of respect

Fratelli Tutti: COVID-19 Helped Us to Show Neighbourly Love

December 9, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19

By Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam What the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has spelt out in the Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti is what we

Fratelli Tutti: Promoting Fraternal Love During Covid-19

December 8, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19

By Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Tutti Fratelli, all are brothers, is the title of the latest encyclical of the Holy Father Pope

Rely on the Resting Hands of Jesus

December 8, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Amala William csc – Readings: Is 40: 25-31; Mt 11: 28-30 In the first reading, we see our Lord as an everlasting and untiring

Norbertines Celebrate 900th Year of Foundation

December 8, 2020 Team ICM Features

By Dr. Jose Murickan O.Praem – The Norbertines across the world are celebrating 900 years of the foundation of our Order (1121-2021). The jubilee year

Birth and Life Will Justify Vocation

December 7, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Anthony Jayaraj csc – Readings: Gen 3: 9-15, 20; Eph 1: 3-6, 11-12; Lk 1: 26-38 If you know how to give up, you

B’luru: Don Bosco Parish Launches Women Empowerment Programme

December 6, 2020 Team ICM News

By C V Joseph – Bengaluru: Don Bosco (DB) Shrine, Lingarajapuram in the city, as part of empowering women, has launched various schemes to help

Let Us Love and Pray for One Another

December 6, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By David Peter csc – Readings: Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26 Today, the mother Church celebrates the feast of St. Ambrose. He was a Bishop, Confessor,

Homily for Youth: Prepare the Way!

December 5, 2020 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – December 06, 2020: 2nd Sunday in Advent Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3: 8-14; Mark 1: 1-8 One

Homily: Preparing Inward & Outward Pathways

December 5, 2020 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Second Sunday of Advent – Cycle B – December 6, 2020 Readings: Isa 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Pet 3:8-14; Mk

Homily: It’s a Call for Holiness and Prayer

December 5, 2020 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ- Second Sunday of Advent December 06, 2020 Readings: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 We are in the