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Francis’ Five: Five Years of Pope Francis
By Fr Antony Christy, SDB – March 13, 2013 – the day Pope Francis took on the divine mandate of leading the People of God. It
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Catholic Church in India Welcomes Msgr Javier Domingo
The Indian Catholic church on Saturday formally welcomed Monsignor Javier Domingo Fernández Gonsalez as the First Counsellor to the Apostolic Nunciature in India. In a
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Church Should Foster Mercy and Compassion: Cardinal Oswald Gracias
The Catholic Church in India should foster mercy and compassion, urged His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of
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Visakhapatnam Archbishop Emeritus Mariadas Passes Away
Bangalore (Feb 26): Most Rev. Kagithapu Mariadas (81), Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, passed away on Monday 26 February, 2018 at 2.30pm at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Visakhapatnam.
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Prayer for Kandhamal‘s 7 Innocents launched at Catholic Bishops Assembly
Bengaluru: The ongoing prayer campaign for the release of seven innocent Christian convicts of Kandhamal jungles of eastern state of Odisha – India, languishing in
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India Needs Church and Church Needs India: Indian Catholic Bishops
By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The Indian Catholic Bishops on Friday called for an integral and inclusive development that percolates to every strata of
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Cardinal Gracias is New CBCI President; Mar Ignathios is VP; Mar Njaralakatt as 2nd VP; Bishop Theodore To Continue Term
Bengaluru: Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay has been elected the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Most Rev. Joshua Mar Ignathios
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CBCI Announces Appointment of New Officials
Bengaluru: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Wednesday announced the appointment of new officials at its ongoing 33rd General Body Meeting. Fr. Jervis
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Become Fully Indian and Fully Christian, Church Urges Faithful
His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and the Archbishop of Bombay, exhorted the Bishops in
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Indian Catholic Bishops Begin Deliberations
By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: The 33rd General body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) got off to a solemn start
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ICM to Cover CBCI Meet Live; Nearly 200 Bishops to Attend The Event
Bengaluru: Nearly 200 Bishops will be meeting together at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Koramangala, Bengaluru from 2nd to 9th February for the
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Msgr Fernández González is The New First Counsellor to Apostolic Nunciature in India
In a significant development, the Holy Father Pope Francis has designated Monsignor Javier Domingo Fernández González, at present serving the Apostolic Nunciature in Nigeria, as
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Towards Global Compacts on Migrants and Refugees
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – The ‘United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants’, which was held in New York on 19 September 2016, was
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Obituary: Fr. Ambrose Pinto – A Reformer
Fr. Ambrose Pinto SJ, one of the sharpest brains among the Jesuits and of the country passed away this morning at 7 am, at Mallya
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