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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

  • From Poland to India: Can a Catholic AI Model Serve the Church Wisely?

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

  • Huts, Not Churches; Persecution of the Church in Arunachal Pradesh

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

  • Medically Unexplained: A Cardiologist’s Case for Miracles Still Happening

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

  • More of Amalor

    # 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

  • Holy Mass for the Dead: The Church’s Tradition of Prayer and the New Canonical Norms

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

  • Today When The Saints Go Marching In…!

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

  • Holiness Is Becoming Fully Human, Fully Alive

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

  • Empower Parish Councils, Transparency, Women’s Ordination, Says Forum

    (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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Fr. Francis Gonsalves’ Homily: Called To Be Holy Families & Domestic Churches

December 29, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Francis Gonsalves, SJ – “Children, be obedient to your parents always. Parents, never drive your children to resentment” (Col) Three Scriptural Signposts: 1.

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Family Life With Jesus At The Centre

December 29, 2018 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

By Leon Bent – As we draw close to a new Calendar Year, during the Octave of the 8 days of Christmas we celebrate the

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Karnataka: Archbishop Dr Machado Joins Survey Exercise Done On Urban Homeless

December 27, 2018 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By C V Joseph – Nobility and generosity join hands to provide a “glimpses of hope” for the homeless! Bengaluru: Archbishop Dr. Peter Machado of

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Christmas Brings Warring MPs Together!

December 27, 2018 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Louis Rodrigues – Belgaum: Christmas celebrations at the Bishop’s house in Belgaum had a great relevance this year. The two BJP MPs who were

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Submissions Start Trickling in for CBCI’s National Crib Contest

December 27, 2018 Team ICM News

Submissions have started trickling in what is probably billed as the world’s largest Christmas initiative ‘Away in a Manger’. If your church hasn’t got on

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Cardinal Gracias Shares Christmas Cheer With the Poor

December 26, 2018 Team ICM News

Our joy in the birth of Jesus is best shown by our willingness to take His love and compassion to those who may be unable

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Christmas for Challenged Children

December 25, 2018 Team ICM News

By Dr Jeanette Pinto Very recently I accidently got my hands on a book titled: “The Child Who Never Grew” by Pearl S Buck. It

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Fr Francis Gonsalves’ Homily: Stop Cribbing, Be a Christmas Crib!

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – Though Santa Claus often occupies centre-stage at Christmas, let’s not forget its real centre: Christ! ‘Christmas’ literally means ‘sending

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Fr. Antony Christ’s Christmas Homily for Youth: 7 Lessons From the Crib!

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr Antony Christy – Christmas is a time of joy! One of the joys of Christmas, apart from the Santaclaus, the Christmas tree, the

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It’s Christmas, Rejoice and Be Glad!

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Features

By Leon Bent – It’s Christmas once again! Rejoice and be glad! May we catch and live some of this spirit as we commemorate the

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On Christmas, We Pray for Our Nation Even More: Bishop Theodore

December 24, 2018 Team ICM News

Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX, Secretary General, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, delivered a special Christmas message on General Overseas Services of All India Radio on

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Midnight Homily By Fr Eugene Lobo: Has Jesus Found a Room In Your Heart?

December 24, 2018 Team ICM Homilies

By Fr. Eugene Lobo, SJ – Christmas is a celebration of joy, hope, peace and light. It is a feast of joy as we celebrate

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Interview: Be Open to Constant Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, says Delhi Archbishop

December 23, 2018 Team ICM Best of ICM, Interviews

Verghese V Joseph – On Christmas eve, New Delhi Archbishop Anil Joseph Couto offers an insightful perspective of the church in India being a David

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Stay Healthy During This Season

December 23, 2018 Team ICM Healthcare, Offbeat

By Jennifer Pinto – It’s festive season again! We’re all going to be really busy cleaning up our homes, putting up the tree and decorations,

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Fr Antony Christy’s Homily for Youth: Obedient and Outgoing

December 22, 2018 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – Fourth Sunday in Advent: December 23, 2018 Micah 5: 1-4; Hebrew 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-44 The central event of Christmas

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