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    # chhotebhai – Yes, cockroaches are the flavour of the season (yuck), thanks to the intemperate remarks of the CJI,

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    By Christina Hanna Paul – I was born and raised Catholic. Sunday Mass, the Rosary, Catechesis, I had it all

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     Verghese V Joseph – In an extraordinary act of global Catholic unity, the first-ever Worldwide Marian Procession will bring together

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    Holiness Off the Beaten Path: Servant of God, Lay Missionary, Helena Kmieć

    Helena Kmieć comes from Libiąż, a town west of Kraków. Poles have only a vague sense of where it is.

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    There is a mother somewhere right now who has made breakfast, resolved an argument between two children before eight in

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    By Lavoisier Fernandes – A rumor used to travel slowly. Someone would mention something after Mass, at work, or over

  • The Sacred Heart: Love This Honest Has to Hurt

    There is a priest somewhere right now who has said Mass three times this week for people he barely knows,

  • Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica Humanitas’: “Be Human! Stay Human!”

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Upholding Truth and Justice: ICPA’s 29th Convention Inspires Journalists to Embrace Gandhian Values

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Of Varanasi Vignettes, Vinegar & a Post Card from Christnagar!

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Embrace Our Duty to Become Guardians

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Kolkata: Walking Together – Embracing the Journey of Migrants and Refugees on World Day 2024

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Synod on Synodality 2.0

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By Lavoisier Fernandes – The heart of autumn has broken, and as the medieval Latin proverb says, “All roads lead to Rome”—the eternal city of

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God Seeks Empty Vessels to Fill With His Glory

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Making a Difference: Voting for the ‘Lesser of Two Evils’

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