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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

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

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

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

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    # 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

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

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

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

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    (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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Make Jesus Your Priority

December 26, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By William Selvaraj, CSC – Readings: 1Jn1: 1-4; Jn 20: 2-8 Today our mother church celebrates the feast of St. John the apostle and evangelist.

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Be Prepared for Sacrifices

December 25, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Thomas T, IVD – Readings: Act 6: 8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10: 17-22 Today, the church celebrates the feast of St. Stephen who died at

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Of Boxing Day and Charities

December 25, 2019 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Jacqueline Kelly – Boxing Day takes place on December 26, the first day, or normally, the first weekday after Christmas. It is celebrated in

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Fr Francis’ Homily: When God Came Down to be Counted

December 24, 2019 Team ICM News

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Christmas is here. A time of cheer. ‘Merry Christmas!’ greetings fill the air. Malls glitter with star-lights. Santa Claus

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Fr. Eugene Lobo’s Homily: Its Christmas, Establishing His Divine Sonship!

December 24, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Readings: Isaiah 52:7-10 Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18 Dear friends, as we gather together on this Christmas Day to celebrate

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Open our Hearts and Minds to Others

December 24, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Sharon Piuse, CSC – Readings: Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 The first reading speaks about the importance of praying together. “Family that prays

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Have You Given Anyone a Gift This Christmas?

December 24, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Jacqueline Kelly – A Gift can change everything and that is what God did at Christmas. Come Christmas and giving gifts seems like the

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The Legend of Santa Claus!

December 23, 2019 Team ICM News

By Jacqueline Kelly – Kris Kringle, Grandfather Frost, Sinter Klaas or Father Christmas, the jolly “Ho-Ho-Ho” guy, a popular Christmas icon who has evolved down

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The Spirit of Carolling During Christmas!

December 23, 2019 Team ICM News

By Jacqueline Kelly – Carolling is an old Christmas tradition. It dates back to ancient Greece, and originates in the word “Choraulien” meaning “to dance

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Let’s Count Our Blessings

December 23, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Ginto K. Paulose, CSC – Readings: 2 sam 7: 1-5, 8-12, 14, 16; Lk 1: 67 -79 Benedictus is the song of thanksgiving by

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The Light of My Life

December 22, 2019 Team ICM Reflections

By Richardson P, CSC – Readings: Mal 3: 1- 4, 4: 1- 6; Lk 1: 57- 66 Today the readings invite me to believe, to

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Of Candles and Christmas Tree!

December 22, 2019 Team ICM Features

By Jacqueline Kelly – One of the earliest records of candles being used at Christmas is from the Middle Ages, where a large candle was

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Homily for Youth: Behold The Promises of the Lord

December 22, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – December 22, 2019: Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7: 10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1: 18-24 Promises, prophecies and prodigies

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Arunachal Bishop appointed Chairman for Evangelization in Asia

December 21, 2019 Team ICM News

By Fr Felix Antony – Miao, 21 December: The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) has appointed Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao Diocese, Arunachal Pradesh,

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Fr Francis’ Homily” Encountering Emmanuel, God-with-Us

December 21, 2019 Team ICM Homilies

By Francis Gonsalves, SJ- Fourth Sunday of Advent – Cycle A – December 22, 2019 Isa 7:10-14; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24 “… and they shall

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