It is heart-warming that the Catholic Church in India will observe 23 August as ‘Justice Sunday’. The theme is ‘Justice Begins with Us’ (Is 1:17).
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Indian Catholic Forum to Host Conference on ‘Synodal Church – Secular Society’ Amid Rising Concerns
Kochi — Five years after Pope Francis launched the global Synod on Synodality to make the Catholic Church more participatory, and 12 years into a
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Nagpur: Marie Poussepin’s Academy Marks Independence Day with Patriotic Fervour
Nagpur: Marie Poussepin’s Academy celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day with enthusiasm, patriotic fervour and a renewed commitment to the values of unity, discipline and national
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Sister Agnes Also Celebrated Independence Day
My friend’s grandmother went to a convent school in a small town in Kerala that no longer exists — the building was converted into something
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Catholic View: Should India Emulate Australia’s Social Media Restrictions for Under-16s?
Dr Abhishek Prasad PhD. – Australia’s recent move to ban children under 16 from using social media has reignited a global discussion about how to
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Called in Silence: Faith, Deaf Identity, and Priesthood
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Father Joseph Thermadom CSC, is India’s first deaf Catholic priest, the third in Asia, and only the 26th in the world.
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Saint Thomas’s Witness Still Matters for India
Legend has it that a skeptical apostle stepped off a boat on the Malabar coast sometime around AD 52, carrying nothing but conviction and a
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My Lord and My God: The Living Faith of St. Thomas
Fr. M. Titus Mohan – Every year on July 3, Christians in India and across the world remember St. Thomas the Apostle. For many, it
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Intergenerational Challenges for the Church in a Globalized World
By Lavoisier Fernandes – “The world is a global village” has become one of the most familiar metaphors of describing modern existence. Although coined by
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Queering the Pitch
chhotebhai – This saying literally means upsetting well laid plans. Whose plans? God’s plans. Who has queered the pitch – Church leaders and so-called missionaries.
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California: Joseph Naik Vaz Institute Marks 375th Birth Anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz with Vibrant East-West Mass, Honors Pope Francis’ First Death Anniversary
El Cerrito, California: In a poignant fusion of Asian heritage and American diversity, the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute on Tuesday celebrated the 375th birth anniversary
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FCRA Amendments: Freedom vs Regulation
By S Gerald Jacob and Dr. Karamala Areesh Kumar – The proposed 2026 amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) have once again sparked
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Way of the Cross For Peace in Individual, Family, Nation, and the World
INTRODUCTION We gather at the foot of a cross that stands not only on Golgotha, but on every road where suffering walks. This Way of
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Sanju Samson and the Quiet Power of Belief
By John Singarayar SVD – On March 1, under the lights at Eden Gardens, Sanju Samson, a player in the Indian T20 World Cup team,
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Church at Crossroads: CBCI Asserts Faithful Witness to Justice, Peace and the Constitution
By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) opened its 37th General Body Meeting (GBM) in Bengaluru on Wednesday with
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