[tta_listen_btn] By Tom Thomas. These days it is so easy to fall away from the State of Grace that one may be in. All it
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Tag: Pope Francis
Hypothetical Reflection: What if the Prodigal Son was Gay?
[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes. I understand the initial disappointment you may have felt, much like my own, when the media sensationalized that Pope Francis had
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Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2024 World Day of Peace Message
[tta_listen_btn] By Tony Magliano. Fast-moving advancements in science and technology grab our attention, spark fascination, and receive automatic acceptance within our modern societies which crave
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Decluttering ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ and the Controversy Around Gay Blessings
[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes. The Holy Father has been in the headlines again after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) published a declaration
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Interview: Snippets of the Papacy of Pope Francis on His 87th Birthday
[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes. On the 17th of December, Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday and this year also marked the 10th anniversary when the
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God Speaks in Silence
[tta_listen_btn] By Tom Thomas. “The speech of God is silence. His word is solitude.” Thomas Merton Most of the Gospel readings during Advent are from
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Pope Exhorts Faithful of Kerala’s Ernakulam-Angamaly Archeparchy to Stay United With the Church
[tta_listen_btn] By Verghese V Joseph. The Holy Father reached out to the faithful in the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly on Thursday, expressing disappointment over the ongoing
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Making a Difference: In Serving the Poor We Encounter The King
[tta_listen_btn] By Tony Magliano. When I began this column, it was the Solemnity of Christ the King; an awesome reminder that while kingdoms and kings
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COP28 Loses a High-Profile Figure as Pope Cancels Visit Due to Ill Health
By Verghese V Joseph. Doctors concerned about Pope Francis’s recent flu-like symptoms have advised him to cancel his planned trip to Dubai for the COP28
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Round-up of Synod on Synodality During October 2023
[tta_listen_btn] By Lavoisier Fernandes. The first of two gatherings of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synod on Synodality has drawn
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All Souls Day: Pope Francis Celebrates Holy Mass at Rome War Cemetery
[tta_listen_btn] By Verghese V Joseph. At 10 this morning, on the day of commemoration of all the faithful departed, the Holy Father Francis presided over
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‘Synod on Synodality Should Bat for Dalit Christians Too’
[tta_listen_btn] By Prof. Dr. M. Mary John. It would be a farce of the synodality journey by the catholic church in India if it does
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The Desert Soldier Saint
By Tom Thomas – “It is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among
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Pope Francis’ Surprise Apostolic Exhortation Dedicated to St Thérèse of Lisieux
By Lavoisier Fernandes – I was very much surprised on reading the news of Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation entitled C’est la Confiance – It
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Synod: Synchronizing the Sentiments of the Scattered
By Emmanuel Akilan R.M. SJ – “I know that you are all Jesuits, but are you all Catholics?” questioned one of the Bishops in North
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