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Lessons from Covid-19: Get on With Life, Be Safe and Assist Others too!

June 10, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19

By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam “Take care and be safe,” are the words we are constantly hearing since the outbreak of the

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Archbishop Leads Prayer Service for Protection from Covid-19 in Manipur

June 8, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19

By Felix Anthony – Imphal: Archbishop Dominic Lumon of Imphal Archdiocese led the prayer service organized by the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on

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Christian Institutions Go All Out to Help Assam & Tripura Govts. in the Battle Against Covid-19

June 7, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19

By Fr. Tom Mangattuthazhe & Verghese V Joseph – Despite the second wave of Covid-19 showing no signs of abating in North-East India, there are

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Pandemic and Prayer: A COVID-Survivor Priest’s Reflection

June 6, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19

​The following article by Fr. Sunil Macwan, S.J. speaks about the author’s experience of ​receiving healing and spiritual transformation through the intercessory prayers of friends and

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Despite Challenges, Church in N-E India Puts Up United Response Against Covid-19 Second Wave

June 4, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, News

Guwahati: In a virtual meeting held recently, the Catholic Church in the North-East India swung into action by forming a central core team to monitor

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‘Here I am’: B’luru Archdiocese’s Unique Burial Support Initiative Brings Succour to Families

June 3, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, Interviews

By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: With many succumbing to COVID-19 pandemic since April last year, it has been a harrowing time for the affected

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Manipur CM Seeks Support From All Religious Groups to Fight Covid

June 3, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19

By Felix Anthony – Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh sought support from all religious groups to fight the second wave of Covid-19 in

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Covid-19: Communicating the Right Message in Meghalaya

May 27, 2021 Team ICM News

Shillong: One of the fascinating words of St. Paul is, “Woe to me if I do not preach this Gospel” (1 Corinthians 9.16). How do

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A Nature-Based Spiritual Paradigm Shift

May 25, 2021 Team ICM Features

The planet is in crisis. The serious ecological crisis is creating concerns among thinkers and theologians, pushing them to address the issues from their own

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Assam: An Ecumenical Response to Covid-19 in N-E India

May 15, 2021 Team ICM News

Dimapur: A toll-free Number 1800 121 7119 was launched as an ecumenical response to Covid pandemic in North East India. The function was held on

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Ranchi: St Anne’s Nuns Provide Free Lunches to Covid Patient’s Attendants

May 12, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Sr Lalita Roshni Lakra, DSA – Ranchi: There is a huge rush of COVID-19 patients at St. Anne’s Hospital & Research Centre, Raja Ulhatu,

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Covid-19: Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity and Assures His Prayers for India

May 6, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – Rome: Holy Father Francis in a message to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and President of the Catholic Bishops’

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May 7: Church in India Calls for Day of Prayer and Fasting for Relief from Covid-19

May 6, 2021 Team ICM News

Bengaluru: The Church in India comprising the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) and National Council of Churches (NCCI) have

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Covid-19: Create a Family Contingency Toolkit

May 5, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19, Family, Healthcare

By Verghese V Joseph – All this while, life has indeed thrown up some glorious uncertainties that is until the COVID-19 pandemic hit us. All

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B’luru’s St. Mary’s Basilica: A Spiritual Connection With the Dreaded Plague

May 3, 2021 Team ICM COVID-19

By Verghese V Joseph – The current Corona pandemic has been a cause of despair to many. Reading up on some related content, I stumbled

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Friday reflection on readings 1, Isaiah 29:17-24 & the Gospel of Matthew 9:27-31. Please click link and scroll down a bit to listen to the audio.

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General Audience of 28 May 2025 Cycle of Catechesis - Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. II. The life of Jesus. The parables 7. "Jesus Christ our hope. The Samaritan. When he saw him, he had compassion" (Lk 10:33b)
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Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV to the Bishops' Conference of France on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Saint John Eudes, Saint John Mary Vianney, and Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (28 May 2025)
27.05.2025
Greeting of the Holy Father to the S.S.C. Napoli football team (27 May 2025)
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Greeting of the Holy Father at the end of the Mass presided over by Card. Arinze, on the occasion of the Jubilee Pilgrimage for Peace in Africa (26 May 2025)
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