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  • 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

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    By Purushottam Nayak – Kandhamal:  A young girl who loved spending time in the kitchen never imagined that her passion

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    Verghese V Joseph – Derry, the second-largest city in Northern Ireland, became the spiritual centre of a global Catholic witness

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    Br Malvino Alfonso OCD – As the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Sancoale Goa celebrates

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    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

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    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

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Part II: Decision Making in Uncertain Times

October 20, 2020 Team ICM Offbeat

By Chris D’Souza – As we make use of the knowledge of spiritual principles and sense God’s workings in our own hearts, to be able

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Treat People With Dignity

October 20, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: Eph 3:2-12; Lk 12: 39-48 The first reading tells me to read the word of God to learn about

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N-East India: Youth Voice Out Against Human Trafficking

October 19, 2020 Team ICM News

Guwahati: The Adivasi communities in North-East India are one of the biggest communities. They are yet to be accorded ST status like the other states

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Part I: Decision Making in Uncertain Times

October 19, 2020 Team ICM Offbeat

By Chris D’Souza – Have you ever found yourself in a dilemma when it came to making a difficult decision? To add to it, did

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Listen to Your Conscience and Be Watchful

October 19, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Jijo Philip csc – Readings: Eph 2:12-22; Lk 12:35-38 The readings of the day invite us to be watchful and be aware of all

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Cardinal Oswald Urges for Transforming World into One Family

October 18, 2020 Team ICM News

Mumbai: His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay and the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), and one of the

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Called to be Communicants – ‘Our Heart is Restless Until it Rests in Thee, O Lord!

October 18, 2020 Team ICM Features

By Dr Tiju Thomas – In his autobiographical book, Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo (~354-430 AD), Bishop and Doctor of the Church, passionately and poetically

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Seek Grace to Revive Power of the Holy Spirit

October 18, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Ruwnglal Friny Peter csc Readings: Eph 2: 1-10; Lk 12: 13-21 In this world of consumerism with advancements in science and technology, only a

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God’s Anointed Ones, Sent! Cyrus, You and I

October 17, 2020 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year – Cycle A 18 October 2020 World Mission Sunday Readings: Isa 45:1, 4-6; 1

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Homily: Put on Your Wedding Garments Pure and Spotless

October 17, 2020 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Twenty Eighth Sunday of the Year October 11, 2020 Isaiah 25:6-10   Philippians 4:12-14.19-20   Matthew 22:1-14 From the earliest of

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Homily for Youth: Everything Flows from Him

October 17, 2020 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy SDB – October 18, 2020: 29th Sunday in Ordinary time Isaiah 45: 1,4-6; 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-5; Matthew 22: 15-21 The

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Let Us Be Human First Without Any Titles

October 17, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Nibin K Cyriac csc – Readings: Is 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thes 1:1-5; Mt 22:15-21 In the gospel, we see a courageous leader and a

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Ranchi: Human Chain Protest Against Arrest of Fr. Stan Swamy

October 16, 2020 Team ICM News

Ranchi: A human chain protest was held from 4.00 pm till 5.00 pm on Friday against the arrest of Fr. Stan Swamy, SJ, by the

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Pope’s New Encyclical – A Roadmap to Live as One Human Family

October 16, 2020 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano With so much of humanity sickened in soul and body by greed, self-centered indifference to suffering, inequality, polarization and violence, Pope Francis

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Acknowledge How Many Times Have I Denied Him

October 16, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Vicky Lamin Gayang csc – Readings: Eph 1:15-23; Lk 12:8-12 Today I would like to reflect with you two important points from the Gospel.

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