Tom Thomas – I was feeling sad, when I read the news yesterday. That the Holy Father is about to embark on his 45th and
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India Once Again Misses Out on Pope Francis’s Historic Asia-Pacific Tour!
Verghese V Joseph – India’s absence from Pope Francis’s recent Asia-Pacific tour has left many Catholics feeling disappointed and reflects deeper issues within the Catholic
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Pope’s Laudato Si Movement: Season of Creation Celebration Kicks Off Globally on Sept 1
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: Christian communities globally are gearing up to celebrate the Season of Creation 2024, which runs from September 1 to October
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Vatican II: Some Lessons and Some Points on Inculturation
Dr. Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Vatican II has taught me to calibrate my life as a worshipper of Shakti. Christianity in India has calibrated itself to
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Pope’s Plea for Shorter Homilies Falls on Deaf Ears
ML Satyan – I wish to begin this write-up with two examples. Two months ago, I attended a Holy Mass that exemplified this issue. The
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Fr. Wilfred Gregory Moras Ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of Jhansi
Fr. Benny Palliparambil – Jhansi: Fr. Wilfred Gregory Moras has been officially ordained as the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Jhansi, a historic city
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Is It Time to Rethink the Just War Doctrine?
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Even with the best of intentions, it seems to me that Catholic discourse on morality tends to focus excessively on issues
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Interview with Vatican AI Expert and Author Fr. Philip Larrey: ‘We Should be Ambitious to Use AI for the Mission of the Church’
By Tom Thomas & Verghese V Joseph – Fr. Philip Larrey, Ph.D. is a Professor of philosophy at Boston College and a Catholic priest. The
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From Vatican to India: A Call for Professional Financial Management in the Indian Catholic Church
Verghese V Joseph – The 2023 balance sheet report from the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) of the Roman Curia which
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Healing the Wounded Heart of Democracy: A Call to Action from Pope Francis
By Tony Magliano – Reflecting on the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week theme “At the Heart of Democracy,” Pope Francis said to the 900 participants,
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The Role and Vocation of Women in the Church
By Lavoisier Fernandes – It was exciting to learn that St. Peter’s Basilica recently hired two women as “sanpietrini,” the church’s specialized artisans and workers.
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Does God Have a Sense of Humour?
By Lavoisier Fernandes – As a millennial, God was never humorous for the majority of my life. Before he revealed something really remarkable to me
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Time for Indian Church to Seriously Introspect Climate Change
M L Satyan – The terrible heatwave spread across the country has been bothering me for a while as I too have experienced it in
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CBCI Welcomes PM’s Invitation to Pope Francis
Verghese V Joseph – New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has welcomed the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pope Francis,
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Modi Meets Pope Francis at G7 Summit, Invites Him to Visit India
Verghese V Joseph – Vatican City, June 14, 2024 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis on the sidelines of the G7 Summit
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