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

St Mother Teresa: A True Legend of Pro-life

September 5, 2020 Team ICM Features

By Fr Tom Mangattuthazhe – The COVID 19 pandemic has taken the lives of thousands of people, and yet another rampant endemic that is taking

Arunachal Christians Pray With Pope Francis for Lebanon

September 5, 2020 Team ICM News

Miao: Responding to the call of Pope Francis, Christians across Arunachal Pradesh prayed for the people of Lebanon on 4 September 2020. The Holy Father

A Personal Encounter With Mother Teresa

September 4, 2020 Team ICM Offbeat

Rev. Fr. John Solomon spoke to ICM Editor-in-Chief Verghese V Joseph on his experience of meeting Mother Teresa in Calcutta While serving as a Parish

St. Mother Teresa: With Her Hand in the Hands of God to the Needy

September 4, 2020 Team ICM Features

By Sr Teresa Joseph, fma – “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to

Reach Out to Isolated, Helpless

September 4, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Eldho Augustine csc – Readings: 1Cor 4: 6b-15; Lk 6: 1-5 In today’s gospel reading, we see that Jesus goes beyond the laws and

Heal Our Sick Economy – Work to Bring Economic Justice for All

September 3, 2020 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano Labor Day – a holiday celebrated in many countries, including Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand, South Africa, India and the U.S.

The Simplicity of Beatitudes

September 3, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Ishongkun Kurbah – Readings: 1Cor 4:1-5; Lk 5:33-39 “The day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them and then they

Remembering Fr Anthappa: A Scholar and Historian

September 3, 2020 Team ICM Features

By C V Joseph – Bengaluru: An eventful era in the Bangalore Archdiocese’s history came to an end with the passing away of Father Ignatius

NEP 2020: Courage to Change Christian Education System Needed

September 3, 2020 Team ICM Education

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – In the midst of the spreading unemployment and economic insecurity for millions and upending the education of a whole

Celebration of ‘Season of Creation’ to Save Mother Earth Begins

September 3, 2020 Team ICM News

By Sr Prema Chowallur SCC – Pune: Coinciding with the ‘Season of Creation’, the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) of the

Three Young Men Ordained Priests in Belagavi

September 3, 2020 Team ICM News

By Louis Rodrigues – Belagavi: Three young deacons from the Diocese of Belagavi were ordained to priesthood on Wednesday at a modest religious ceremony that

NEP 2020: Impact on Christian Educational Institutions

September 2, 2020 Team ICM Education

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – The impact of such retrogative steps on Christian schools would be felt due to: the insistence on merit, forgetting

Accept Jesus and Become a Life-Giving Net to Others

September 2, 2020 Team ICM Reflections

By Ajit Kumar Takiri csc – Readings: 1Cor 3:18-23; Lk 5:1-11 When a fishing net is dropped into the sea, some fish get in, some

NEP 2020: One More Nail on the Coffin of Democracy

September 1, 2020 Team ICM Education

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – The highly regulated and poorly funded National Education Policy (NEP 2020) points sweeping education reforms right from the Pre-school

Teachers in North East India to Prevent Human Trafficking

September 1, 2020 Team ICM News

Guwahati: An online conference for the teachers on aspects of human trafficking was held on 29th August. The initiative for the seminar was taken by

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