Why St. Joseph (Naik) Vaz “Matters” to Indian Catholics
By Filomena Saraswati Giese - We are at the crossroads of where the Church is heading as great changes take ...
After a Lull of Two Years, Catholic Church Gears Up for This Year’s World Mission Sunday Celebrations
Verghese V Joseph – With COVID-19 pandemic almost behind us, the Catholic community across India is gearing up to actively ...
St. Joseph Vaz & Fr. Patrick Ryan: Emerging Models for the Covid Era
By Filomena Saraswati Giese - The Catholic world is looking for a Saint who worked under Covid-like conditions of an ...
B’luru: Fr Santiago Felicitated For His Humanitarian Services During Covid-19
By C V Joseph - Bengaluru: Fr. Aloysius Santiago SDB, Rector and Parish Priest of Don Bosco Shrine here was ...
B’luru: Don Bosco Church Organises Covid-19 Vaccination Drive
By C V Joseph – Bengaluru: Don Bosco Church here organized the fourth round of Covid-19 vaccination drive of Covishield ...
With Jesus the Master Teacher
By Teresa Joseph fma - Teachers Day has always been one full of surprises. It is so true even today, ...
Covid-19: Another Day, Another Place; Ranchi Archdiocese Continues Charity Work
By Fr. Ashit Toppo – Ranchi: Continuing its charity work during this extended difficult phase of corona pandemic, the Archdiocese ...
Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19; It’s an Act of Love, Urges Pope
By Verghese V Joseph - Vatican: Calling it an act of love toward others, the Holy Father on Wednesday urged ...
Aug 7: Participate in Church’s National Prayer Service for Relief from Corona
Bengaluru: The Latin Catholic Church in India will hold a one-hour national prayer service on Saturday (August 7) from 8.30 ...
Post Covid-19: Kerala Diocese to Support Families with 5 or More Children
Kottayam: Keeping in mind its dwindling population and in order to support and encourage the community, a Catholic church diocese ...
Ranchi Archdiocese Comes to the Aid of People City’s Periphery
By Fr. Anjelus Kujur – Ranchi: The works of mercy for the poor of the Ranchi Archdiocese continues. Today, Archbishop ...
Interview: Witnessing The Healing Ministry of Jesus During Covid-19 Pandemic
“The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men and women of this age, especially those ...
Ranchi Archdiocese Serves Vulnerable Birhor Tribes
Ranchi: Deep in the forest between Namkun and Tamar block of Ranchi district of eastern Indian state of Jharkhand live ...
Story of a Covid-19 Survivor Priest
By Fr. Tom Mangattuthazhe - ‘My times are in your hands’ (Psalm 31:15). When we apply this biblical statement during ...
Food to the Doorstep: Making Sure the Poor Did Not Go Hungry During Lockdown
By Fr George Kannanthanam cmf – “I was depressed and my whole life looked very negative. But when I joined ...
COVID-19: Ranchi Archdiocese Moves to Jungle to Distribute Rations
Faraway from the Ranchi city in the forests bordering the Khunti district of Jharkhand lie some remote villages where many ...
Covid-19 Lockdown Aftermath: Making the Invisible, Visible
By Joy Prakash, OFM - A little girl from a poor household cried aloud, “Amma, I am hungry!” This hunger ...
Ranchi: Archdiocese Once Again Rises to the Fore With Food for AIDS Affected
Ranchi: Considering the difficulties faced by the poor during the COID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Ranchi today distributed dry rations ...
COVID Vaccines for Poor Nations is a Human Right and Moral Duty
By Tony Magliano The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), as reported by The Guardian, has warned that as ...
To ‘Hamams’ With Love
By Fr George Kannanthanam cmf - Friday the 10th of June 2021. Sixty kilometres up and down drive from Bangalore ...
Lessons from Covid-19: Accompanying the Suffering in This Difficult Time
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Just as we are forced to learn lessons to take care in ...
Lessons from Covid-19: Get on With Life, Be Safe and Assist Others too!
By Most Rev Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam "Take care and be safe," are the words we are constantly hearing ...
Archbishop Leads Prayer Service for Protection from Covid-19 in Manipur
By Felix Anthony - Imphal: Archbishop Dominic Lumon of Imphal Archdiocese led the prayer service organized by the Manipur Chief ...
Christian Institutions Go All Out to Help Assam & Tripura Govts. in the Battle Against Covid-19
By Fr. Tom Mangattuthazhe & Verghese V Joseph – Despite the second wave of Covid-19 showing no signs of abating ...
Pandemic and Prayer: A COVID-Survivor Priest’s Reflection
The following article by Fr. Sunil Macwan, S.J. speaks about the author’s experience of receiving healing and spiritual transformation through the ...
Despite Challenges, Church in N-E India Puts Up United Response Against Covid-19 Second Wave
Guwahati: In a virtual meeting held recently, the Catholic Church in the North-East India swung into action by forming a ...
B’luru Parish Church Distributes Grocery Kits To Poor Hakki-Pikki Community
By C V Joseph - Bengaluru: "The second wave of Covid-19 has made life all the more difficult to the ...
‘Here I am’: B’luru Archdiocese’s Unique Burial Support Initiative Brings Succour to Families
By Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: With many succumbing to COVID-19 pandemic since April last year, it has been a ...
Manipur CM Seeks Support From All Religious Groups to Fight Covid
By Felix Anthony - Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh sought support from all religious groups to fight the ...
Ranchi Archdiocese Begins Food Supplementary Distribution for Covid Patients at Govt. Hospital
Ranchi: The Archdiocese of Ranchi always has a soft corner for the poor, the marginalised and the suffering. After launching ...
N-E India: Catholic Church Forms Core Team to Respond to Covid Crisis
By Felix Anthony - Guwahati: In the wake of rising number of Covid cases in North East India, the Catholic ...
B’luru: Archbishop Peter Converts School Campus into a 100-bed Covid Care Centre
By Verghese V Joseph - Bengaluru: In a significant development that can have a lasting impact in the battle against ...
Ranchi: St Anne’s Nuns Provide Free Lunches to Covid Patient’s Attendants
By Sr Lalita Roshni Lakra, DSA - Ranchi: There is a huge rush of COVID-19 patients at St. Anne’s Hospital ...
B’luru: CoronaCare Hands Overs 16 Oxygen Concentrators in the Fight Against Covid-19
By Verghese V Joseph - Bengaluru: Fr Sabu John, Provincial of the Bangalore Claretian Fathers, handed over 16 oxygen concentrators ...
Covid-19: Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity and Assures His Prayers for India
By Verghese V Joseph - Rome: Holy Father Francis in a message to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and ...
Covid-19: Create a Family Contingency Toolkit
By Verghese V Joseph – All this while, life has indeed thrown up some glorious uncertainties that is until the ...
B’luru’s St. Mary’s Basilica: A Spiritual Connection With the Dreaded Plague
By Verghese V Joseph – The current Corona pandemic has been a cause of despair to many. Reading up on ...
B’luru: Archbishop Offers School Each to Christian Hospitals to Tackle Corona Pandemic
By Verghese V Joseph - As cases surge, the Archbishop of Bengaluru Most Rev Peter Machado met with the management ...
Give Yourself Some Slack: Use Covid-19 Restrictions to Know Yourself
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay - God wants you to be happy. Not foolishly smiling but to be content in whatever circumstances ...
Ten Plagues That Find Mention in Old Testament
By Jacqueline Kelly – According to Biblical Scholars of the 21st Century translation of the Old Testament are of the ...
Ten Ways The Post-COVID Church Will Be Different
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues - 1. “Household churches” – Post-Easter, we have been listening (to the Acts of the Apostles) ...
COVID-19 Surge: Churches Across India to Stay Closed for Next Few Days
By Verghese V Joseph – With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the past few days, churches across India are ...
Church in India Clarifies the Ethics of Covid-19 Vaccine
By Verghese V Joseph - Bangalore: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has published a document titled “A ...
Is Covid the Modern Leprosy?
By Dr. Marianne Furtado de Nazareth - Listening to the Gospel of St Mark 1:40-45 a few Sundays ago, set ...
TN: Capuchins’ Holistic Initiative During COVID-19 Gains Momentum
Villupuram, Tamil Nadu: Due to lockdown, while many have lost jobs and stayed indoors, the Capuchins of Tamil Nadu in ...
Fratelli Tutti: COVID-19 Helped Us to Show Neighbourly Love
By Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam What the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has spelt out in the Encyclical, ...
Fratelli Tutti: Promoting Fraternal Love During Covid-19
By Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Tutti Fratelli, all are brothers, is the title of the latest encyclical ...
Award for Mumbai’s Corona Braveheart Mauris Bhai
By Verghese V Joseph - Mumbai's businessman and philanthropist Mauris Noronha, fondly called as Mauris Bhai, was conferred with the ...
COVID-19: Doors of Churches Were Closed, Not Heart of People
By Sudar Oli - Konanankuppam (Tamil Nadu): The Church has always been a place of comfort and peace to many ...
Vatican Facilitates Easier Access to Plenary Indulgences for the Dead During Pandemic
A Summary of the Vatican’s Decree on Plenary Indulgences for the Deceased Faithful applicable this November. By Austine J. Crasta, ...