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My Vacation With The Lord

March 30, 2025 Team ICM Reflections

By Tom Thomas – It seems almost surreal. I am on a verdant green leafy ground with the statue of Jesus and His outstretched arms

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Saint Joseph is the Silent Saint

March 18, 2025 Team ICM Catholic Culture

Fr.  Dr. John Singarayar SVD – In an age of bold evangelists and charismatic spiritual leaders, the story of Saint Joseph offers a compelling counternarrative

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The ‘Sin of the Century’

March 12, 2025 Team ICM Catholic Culture

Rev. Dr. Merlin Rengith Ambrose – The liturgical season of Lent is a call to the faithful for spiritual regeneration and a profound conversion of

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Traveling Light, Walking in Hope: The Lenten Call to Conversion

March 12, 2025 Team ICM Catholic Culture

Tom Thomas – It is 2 am in the morning and I can’t sleep.  My body affected by what is known as jet lag, travelling

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Weaponising Scripture

March 11, 2025 Team ICM Features

# chhotebhai  Trump has weaponized tariffs to subject both friend and foe. He has even weaponized (appropriated) the Bible to further his self-centred goals. Sacred

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Nearly 28000 Unite in Faith for the Archdiocesan Walking Pilgrimage 2025 in Goa

March 9, 2025 Team ICM News

Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD; Pictures Joseph Fernandes – On the first Sunday of Lent, March 9, 2025, the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman hosted its

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Hope for Vocations: The Unseen Power of the Domestic Church

March 8, 2025 Team ICM Features

By Lavoisier Fernandes Each month, the Holy Father Pope Francis invites us to pray for a specific intention. In February, his focus was on vocations

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Dark Clouds Over Arunachal

March 7, 2025 Team ICM Features

# chhotebhai Arunachal Pradesh means the “Land of the Rising Sun”, because being in the eastern most part of India, it is the first part

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Finding Hope in the Lenten Season

March 4, 2025 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality

In homes across the Christian world, families are entering the sacred season of Lent—a 40-day period that serves as both spiritual pilgrimage and shared journey.

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A Penny for Your Penance

March 4, 2025 Team ICM Catholic Culture

# chhotebhai – There are two common English phrases where the word “Penny” is used – “A Penny for your thoughts”, and “Going to spend

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Lent: Uniqueness of 40 & 50 Days of Fast in India

March 4, 2025 Team ICM Catholic Culture

By Chev. Prof. George Menachery – When it comes to observing Lent, India occupies a unique place with the presence of 168 dioceses out of

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Derek O’Brien Urges Christian Institutions to Mobilize Alumni for Nation-Building

March 2, 2025 Team ICM News

Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Party Leader Derek O’Brien has called upon Christian-run institutions in India to

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Love Marriage or Love Jihad?

February 28, 2025 Team ICM Features

# chhotebhai The term “Love Jihad” is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Jihad is derived from the Arabic word Jahada that literally means accomplishing

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Book Review: Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis

February 28, 2025 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

Translated by Richard Dixon. Penguin Viking. 320 pp. ₹1099.00. Paperback.                      The Servant of God, Romano

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The Enduring Legacy of Pope Francis: A Call to Simplicity and Solidarity

February 25, 2025 Team ICM Catholic Culture

As Pope Francis battles with his illness, he has emerged as a beacon of hope, embodying the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. His papacy

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To the members of the "Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice" Foundation (17 May 2025)
16.05.2025
To Members of the Diplomatic Corps (16 May 2025)
15.05.2025
To the Brothers of the Christian Schools (15 May 2025)
14.05.2025
To participants in the Jubilee of the Oriental Churches (14 May 2025)
12.05.2025
Audience of the Holy Father Leo XIV to representatives of the media (12 May 2025)
11.05.2025
Regina Caeli, 11 May 2025
11.05.2025
Holy Mass in the Crypt of Saint Peter's Basilica (11 May 2025)
19.05.2025
Cardinal Parolin: Pope Leo XIV calls for diplomacy of encounter
19.05.2025
Cameroonian priest, kidnapped on May 7, released
19.05.2025
Israel eases Gaza blockade amid renewed military offensive
19.05.2025
Pope Leo XIV meets with Colombian President Gustavo Petro
19.05.2025
Cardinal Gracias calls for lasting peace between India and Pakistan
19.05.2025
'These are the lucky ones': The Gazan children in hospital in Rome
19.05.2025
Patriarch Pizzaballa: 'We cannot afford the luxury of giving up'
19.05.2025
Pope Leo XIV: Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges
19.05.2025
Pope Leo XIV meets with US Vice President Vance
19.05.2025
Thai Buddhist scholar reflects on Pope Leo XIV's call for peace, unity