Indian Catholic Matters

Spiritual Significance of the Passion Flower

Jacqueline Kelly – The beauty of flowers has been the subject of poetry since time immemorial. Their fragrance and beauty
United in Spirit: Mumbai Gathers to Pay Tributes to Pope Francis

Mumbai, India – The Archdiocese of Bombay held a significant interfaith prayer service on April 25, 2025, at 11:30 a.m.
Francis, The Endearing Ecumenical Pope

Fr. Tom Mangattuthazhe – As the world mourns, not just for the passing of a pope, but for the departure
The Influence of St Ignatius and St Francis on Franciscus

Tom Thomas – Easter Monday my world turns upside down in the afternoon. I receive the news from the ICM
Pope Francis Died on the Birthday of St. Joseph Vaz

By Filomena Saraswatif Giese, Joseph Naik Vaz Institute – The commentaries on the life and death of Pope Francis have
Prophets Don’t Die, They Multiply: Pope Francis, the Struggle for Power, and the Church’s Missed Revolution

James Pochury – The Morning After: Grief, Memory, and a Piercing Realization The news of Pope Francis’s passing came quietly,
After Francis, Who?

(Extracts from the book “The Jerusalem Code” published in January 2021) # chhotebhai – Focus now shifted to the Camerlengo
Pontiff’s Last Journey: Pope Francis Funeral Mass on Saturday at 1.30 pm India Time

Verghese V Joseph – The funeral Mass of His Holiness Pope Francis will be solemnly celebrated on the parvis of
Francis Challenged Us When We Needed It Most

Dr. Fr. John Singarayar SVD – At 9:45 AM on Easter Monday, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber,
Papa Francesco: The Pope of Surprises

By Lavoisier Fernandes – Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy brings to mind the words of St. Thomas Aquinas, who described Providence
Indian Leaders, Church and Catholic Community Mourn Pope’s Passing Away

Verghese V Joseph – The passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, has evoked a profound outpouring
End of an Era: Pope Francis Passes Away

Verghese V Joseph – At 9:45 AM on Monday, April 21, 2025, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber,
Spiritual Significance of the Passion Flower

Jacqueline Kelly – The beauty of flowers has been the subject of poetry since time immemorial. Their fragrance and beauty
United in Spirit: Mumbai Gathers to Pay Tributes to Pope Francis

Mumbai, India – The Archdiocese of Bombay held a significant interfaith prayer service on April 25, 2025, at 11:30 a.m.

Goan Catholics Undertake Lenten Walking Pilgrimage

March 2, 2023 Team ICM News

John M. Alfonso OCD & Pics by Joseph Fernandes – Sancoale: Catholics across Goa undertook a walking pilgrimage (Bhavarthachi Yatra) during the wee hours to

Understanding the Deeper Meaning to the Law

March 2, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Thomas Lima csc – Readings: Ezek 18: 21-28; Mt 5:20-26 Today’s first reading reminds us that through righteousness we are saved and cleansed from our

Making a Difference: When the US Bishops Were at Their Prophetic Best

March 2, 2023 Team ICM Features

By Tony Magliano – Forty-years-ago the United States Catholic bishops wrote a document that stirred up public opinion like none other. Many Catholics, and non-Catholics

Newly-Ordained Vadodara Bishop Sebastião Celebrates Thanksgiving Mass in his Home Parish Goa

March 1, 2023 Team ICM News

Bro. John Malvino Alfonso OCD – Goa: Bishop Sebastião Mascarenhas, Bishop of Baroda recently celebrated thanksgiving mass at his home Parish Church of Our Lady

TN: Our Lady of Periyanayagi Church Opens Nursing Room for Babies

March 1, 2023 Team ICM News

By Sr. Robancy A Helen – Though we the Christians address our Heavenly Father as God the Father, in the Bible, He always portrays himself

Learnings from a Schedule-Free Day

February 28, 2023 Team ICM Catholic Culture

Tom Thomas – “Let us set out on the path of fasting and use these 40 days to take stock of ourselves, to free ourselves

Part III: Healing and Forgiveness

February 28, 2023 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality, Healthcare

By Prof. Joy Philip Kakkanattu, CMI – In the Bible, healing and forgiveness are interrelated. This does not imply that all maladies are the result

Part II: New Testament Understanding on Healing

February 27, 2023 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality, Healthcare

By Prof. Joy Philip Kakkanattu, CMI – The book of Job dwells more on the suffering caused by sickness and the resultant social alienation. It

Our Prayer Forms Us

February 27, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Santhiya Philomone csc – Readings: Is 55: 10-11; Mt 6: 7-15 Jesus calls his disciples to pray and teaches them how to pray. Prayer is

Meghalaya: Tragic Accident Claims Priest, 3 Nuns, a Teacher and Driver’s Lives

February 26, 2023 Team ICM News

Verghese V Joseph – In a tragic incident, a priest, three sisters, a teacher and the driver died when their vehicle met with a fatal

Part I: A Biblical-Historical Perspective of Healing Ministry of the Church

February 26, 2023 Team ICM Faith / Spirituality, Healthcare

By Prof. Joy Philip Kakkanattu, CMI – The Bible can be understood as the written document of the memory of the people of God about

Pray That We May Grow in Holiness

February 26, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: Lev 19: 1-2, 11-18; Mt 25: 31-46 Today’s liturgy of the word places before us an invitation to reflect on

Homily: The Three Temptations

February 25, 2023 Team ICM Homilies

Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – First Sunday of Lent February 26, 2023 Readings: Genesis 2:7-9, 16-18, 25; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 During the season of Lent, the

We Can’t Wish Away Temptations, But We Can Always Turn Away

February 25, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Kulandai Albert csc – Readings: Gen 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 Today we are in the first Sunday of Lent. The liturgy of the

Walk in His Light

February 24, 2023 Team ICM Reflections

Preet Anupam Beck csc – Readings: Is 58: 9c-14; Lk 5:27-32 We have already begun the season of Lent. This season invites us to have