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Devasahayam Pillai: An Unlikely Saint

May 14, 2022 Team ICM Features

By Tom Thomas – Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and

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PM Modi to Meet Pope Francis on Saturday

October 27, 2021 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: The Vatican today confirmed the visit of Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi at the Apostolic Palace on Saturday.

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PM Modi May Meet Pope Francis on Friday

October 23, 2021 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may meet Pope Francis, just before his two-day G-20 summit in Rome, ahead of

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Hackers Continue to Target Roman Catholic Church & Vatican; Says Report

October 19, 2021 Team ICM News, Tech / Media

By Verghese V Joseph – Tempe, Arizona: A New Norton Labs research shows hackers, potentially operating out of China, have been targeting the Roman Catholic

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Journeying Together: Synod, Synodal Church, and the Synod of Bishops

October 14, 2021 Team ICM Features

By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam The forthcoming Synod of bishops is Synod with a difference: This call of the Holy Father is

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Amoris Laetitia Family Year

April 9, 2021 Team ICM Family

By Leon Bent – On 27th December 2020, the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis announced the “Amoris Laetitia Family Year (ALFY), to be

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Church and Homosexuality: Understanding the Vatican’s Recent Communication

March 22, 2021 Team ICM Q&A @ ICM

By Austine J. Crasta, STL – Q: A recent statement (dtd. February 22, 2021 but made public March 15, 2021) by the Vatican’s Congregation for

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Vatican, Inclusive Capitalism Partnership: A Shot in the Arm for Global Equitable System

December 14, 2020 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – In a globally significant move that can have far reaching and positive impact on economies and businesses across regions, the

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Vatican Facilitates Easier Access to Plenary Indulgences for the Dead During Pandemic

October 27, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, Faith / Spirituality

A Summary of the Vatican’s Decree on Plenary Indulgences for the Deceased Faithful applicable this November. By Austine J. Crasta, STL In response to requests

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Vatican Reiterates its Stand Against Euthanasia

September 22, 2020 Team ICM Family, News

By Verghese V Joseph – At the Tuesday Press Conference, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith presented the publication of a letter approved

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Pope to Resume General Audience on Sept 2

August 26, 2020 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – Come September 2, after more than five months, the general audiences of the Holy Father will resume with the presence

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COVID-19: Vatican Grants Special Indulgence to Patients and Caretakers

March 21, 2020 Team ICM COVID-19, News

By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: The Apostolic Penitentiary in Rome on Friday issued a decree granting the gift of special indulgences to the faithful

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Covid-19 Effect: As a Precaution, Some Holy See Centers in Vatican Closed Till April 3

March 9, 2020 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: In response to the threat of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Vatican City authorities have set in place measures to prevent

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Pope Motivates Indian Bishops: Continue Work with Courage, Enthusiasm

September 18, 2019 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – Encouraging a group of Indian bishops to continue their work with courage and enthusiasm, Pope Francis on Tuesday said he

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Fissures Erupt in Ernakulam-Angamaly Diocese

June 30, 2019 Team ICM News

Ernakulam: Fresh crisis seems to brew over with a section of priests of the Syro-Malabars, in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, numbering about 150 publicily voicing their

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Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Participants in the Seminar "Evangelizing with the Families of Today and Tomorrow: Ecclesiological and Pastoral Challenges", organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life (28 Mai 2025)
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General Audience of 28 May 2025 Cycle of Catechesis - Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. II. The life of Jesus. The parables 7. "Jesus Christ our hope. The Samaritan. When he saw him, he had compassion" (Lk 10:33b)
28.05.2025
Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV to the Bishops' Conference of France on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Saint John Eudes, Saint John Mary Vianney, and Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (28 May 2025)
27.05.2025
Greeting of the Holy Father to the S.S.C. Napoli football team (27 May 2025)
26.05.2025
Greeting of the Holy Father at the end of the Mass presided over by Card. Arinze, on the occasion of the Jubilee Pilgrimage for Peace in Africa (26 May 2025)
25.05.2025
Visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major and veneration of the Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary 'Salus Populi Romani' (25 May 2025)
02.06.2025
Ukrainian-Russian peace talks despite fighting 
02.06.2025
Chicago set to celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV
02.06.2025
Pope appoints Dr. Luigi Carbone as Director of Vatican Healthcare Services
02.06.2025
Pope Leo invites lay faithful to join in mission to families
01.06.2025
Poland votes in presidential poll
01.06.2025
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01.06.2025
Gentle communication is witness to Christ's peace