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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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    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

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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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    It seems to be a never-ending circle of hate, violence and war; destruction, division and discrimination. Today, corruption, exclusion and

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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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    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

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    “Let us pray that sport is a tool for peace, encounter, and dialogue between different cultures and peoples, that it

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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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Nashik, Jhabua, Aurangabad Get News Bishops; Archbishop for Ranchi

December 30, 2023 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: In a flurry of appointments, much to the delight of Catholics in India, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of

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Homily: Feast of the Holy Family

December 30, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

[tta_listen_btn] By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ. Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14;   Colossians 3:12-21;   Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 or Luke 2, 22-40 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family

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Post Merriment Post Mortem

December 30, 2023 Team ICM Features

[tta_listen_btn] #chhotebhai It bugs me when people wish me a “Merry Christmas”. It’s worse when it gets corrupted in the Hindi heartland to Marry or

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Remembering Pope Benedict XVI on His First Death Anniversary

December 30, 2023 Team ICM Features

[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes For a millennial like me, the papacy of Pope Saint John Paul II was ever present in my childhood, youth, and

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In this Christmas season, May We Await The Presence of Christ Among Us

December 30, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] By Tarsish Marak csc. Readings: Sir 3:2-6,12-14; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:22-40 Today’s scriptures reveal the beauty and challenges of family life, the values that

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Do Not Fall for the Things of The World

December 29, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

By Preet Anupam Beck csc. Readings: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2:36-40 The readings of today invite me to be a witness to Jesus Christ who

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Community Leaders Christmas Interaction With PM Could Have Touched Upon Burning Issues, Feels B’luru Prelate Dr Machado

December 28, 2023 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph. While the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, expressed gratitude for Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s recent interaction

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Pray to God That May be Our Guide Along The Way

December 28, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] By Gilderious Khonglah csc. Readings: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35 Today is the fifth day in the Octave of Christmas. The gospel presents Simeon

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Goa: Peace, Love and Unity are Hallmarks of Christianity, Says CM Sawant

December 28, 2023 Team ICM News

Pilar: To celebrate the message of Christmas with government officials and civil service officers, the Society of Pilar, hosted a festive Christmas High Tea, at

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Be Beacons of Hope for Those Who Struggle

December 27, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] By Santhiya Philomone csc. Readings: 1 Jn 1:5- 2: 2; Mt 2: 13-18 The readings for today invite us to reflect on the themes

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Stand as Witnesses to God’s Love

December 26, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

By Thamwar Monsang csc. Readings: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. John, the apostle and evangelist who

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Keep Sharing Christ in People’s Lives

December 25, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] By Thamajoy Reang csc. Readings: Acts 6: 8 – 10; 7: 54 – 59; Mt 10: 10 – 22 Every year after the celebration

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Homily: The Prince of Peace is Born Unto Us!

December 24, 2023 Team ICM Advent

[tta_listen_btn] By Fr Antony Christy, SDB. Prince of Peace, Divine Shepherd, Wonderful Counselor The Nativity of the Lord – December 25, 2023 Isaiah 9:1-6; Titus

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Christmas, the Nativity of Jesus: Fulfilment of the Promises of God

December 24, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

[tta_listen_btn] By Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ, Readings:  Isaiah 9:1-6   Titus 2:11-14   Luke 2:1-14 Christmas is God’s special gift to humankind and especially to each one of us. It

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May His Light Shine on Our Lives

December 24, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

[tta_listen_btn] By Thomas Lima csc Readings: Is 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 The readings for today’s celebration of Christmas reveal the meaning and impact of

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