Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Exactly five years ago, on 19 March 2013, Pope Francis began his Pontificate. It was the Feast of St. Joseph,
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Francis’ Five: Five Years of Pope Francis
By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – March 13, 2013 – the day Pope Francis took on the divine mandate of leading the People of God. It
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#Lent – Fast. Pray. Love
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – A popular joke goes that when asked what he was going to abstain from this Lent, he replied, “I am
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Pope Francis Tells Us How to Fight ‘Fake News’
By Fr. Joshan Rodrigues – It’s no surprise that Pope Francis has jumped onto the bandwagon of combating ‘fake news’, considering that he himself has been
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Breaking Out of the Bubble: The Story of a Full Time Catholic Volunteer
By Susanna D – It was about ten years ago that I was sitting in my air-conditioned office at work and thinking, “I am in
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Do Two Swallows a Summer Make?
By Fr. Warner D’Souza – The news of two families, both dear friends, leaving the Catholic Church sent me into a tizzy. Do I need
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Digitally Ours: Pastoral Guidelines for a Christian Community
By Fr Renold Pascal, SSP – I was amused to read an interesting piece of news, recently, where there was a ‘tooth and nail’ brawl
Read moreIn Solidarity with the Poor: Wakeup Call for Catholics!
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Pope Francis has invited the Catholic Church and the entire world, to observe 19 November as the ‘World Day of
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World Day of the Poor: Reach Out, Urges Pope Francis
By Holy Father Pope Francis – At the conclusion of the Jubilee of Mercy, I wanted to offer the Church a World Day of the
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ICM Busts Fake Forward of St. Anthony
By Verghese V Joseph – Indian Catholic Matters was asked to investigate a recent image of the remains of St. Anthony in Canada being circulated
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Interfaith Marriages: What Catholics Share With the Divorced and Remarried
By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala – I recently attended a service held for of an old neighbor who passed away and was shocked to learn that
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Holy Father Pope Francis’ Historic Letter To Bishops of India
Dear Brother Bishops, – The remarkable Varietas Ecclesiarum, aresult of a long historical, cultural, spiritual and disciplinary development, constitutes a treasure of the Church, regina
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An Act of Indifference Can Cause Much Harm
By Chris D’Souza – But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things;
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Beginning Today, Give Peace a Chance
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – In a powerful speech to world leaders on September 19th, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations,
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter: One Weekend Can Change Everything!
By Fr Antic Santosh, C.Ss.R – There is a saying, ‘marriages are made in heaven.’ This may be true for some who find their soul
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