[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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Tag: Pope Francis
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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What Exactly is a Blessing?
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Yet again the Holy Father Pope Francis made sensationalised media headlines when he sneezed (I don’t mean literally) replying to a
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Making a Difference: Pope Francis’ Urgent Plea on Behalf of Planet Earth
By Tony Magliano – Reflecting on the worsening climate change crisis in the eight years since he wrote his environmental encyclical letter Laudato Si’ –
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Excerpts of the Pre-Synod Retreat for a Better Understanding
By Lavoisier Fernandes – In the days leading up to the Synodal Assembly, Pope Francis arranged for the participants to enter into a retreat-like atmosphere
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‘Praise God’ When Human Beings Claim to Take God’s Place
Sr. Molly Fernandes sfn – On 4 October 2023 the Holy See published, on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis’ new Apostolic
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Vatican: Synod on Synodality Begins on Wednesday
Isaac Gomes – Kolkata: The much-awaited General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality begins on Wednesday, October 4 2023, following a two-year process that started
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Synod on Synodality- What Do We Know So Far?
By Lavoisier Fernandes – The heart of autumn has broken and as the medieval Latin proverb goes “All roads lead to Rome”- to the eternal
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‘Pope of the Peripheries’: The First Papal Visit to Tiny Mongolia
By Lavoisier Fernandes Mongolia!! Yes, I know. I literally had to go on google maps to find out where in the world was this country
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