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.

Grow in God’s Love

January 7, 2025 Team ICM Reflections

Pritam Dangwar csc – Readings: 1 Jn 4: 11-18; Mk 6: 45-52 The first reading highlights the transformative power of God’s love, urging us to

A Pilgrimage of Hope: Decennial Exposition of the Relics of St. Francis Xavier Concludes in Goa

January 6, 2025 Team ICM News

Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD & Verghese V Joseph – Goa: On January 5, 2025, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord marked the conclusion

John Wijngaards (1935-2025): A Legacy of Missionary Scholarship in India

January 6, 2025 Team ICM News

By Austine J. Crasta John Wijngaards, a Catholic scripture scholar and former priest who served as a missionary in India, passed away on 2 January

We are Invited to Love all Without Distinction

January 6, 2025 Team ICM Reflections

Jacob Perikala csc – Readings: 1 Jn 4: 7-10; Mk 6: 34-44 The first reading emphasizes the importance of love in the Christian life, teaching

Embrace the Call to Repentance and Faith

January 5, 2025 Team ICM Reflections

Akhsi Wary csc – Readings: 1 Jn 3: 22 – 4: 6; Mt 4: 12-17, 23-25 The first reading reminds us of the profound relationship

Goa Observes Jubilee Year 2025 as a Journey of Spiritual Renewal and Hope

January 5, 2025 Team ICM News

Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD – Goa: The Jubilee Year 2025 was inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman on December 29, 2024, during a

The Epiphany of Our Lord: Celebrating the Visit of the Magi

January 5, 2025 Team ICM Features

Epiphany also known as “Theophany” in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and

Part III: Miracles of Goa – Saint Francis Xavier

January 3, 2025 Team ICM Features

Born in the Castle of Xavier in the Kingdom of Navarra [now a Province of Spain] on 7th April, 1506; died on the Island of

Part II: Miracles of Old Goa – The Church of Santa Monica

January 2, 2025 Team ICM Features

Nestled in the picturesque village of Velha, also known as Old Goa, the Convent of Santa Monica and the Chapel of Weeping Cross in Goa

Beginning 2025 With Hope

January 1, 2025 Team ICM Features

Mater Dei, Gaudium Spei & Pax Dei! January 1, 2025: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2:16-21 It is

Part I: Miracles of Old Goa

January 1, 2025 Team ICM Features

Goa – it is that distant land that more and more people seek to come to for a holiday. It is a land where life

The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Sistine Madonna’ by Raphael da Urbino (1513)

December 31, 2024 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

By Joynel Fernandes – O Maiden will you be, the Mother of the Saviour Your God has chosen you, to give the world His Son

The Good News in the New Year 2025

December 30, 2024 Team ICM Features

I know it may sound odd, but in recent years I’ve felt much happier on New Year’s Eve than on New Year’s Day. I’ve come

The Christmas Canvas: ‘The Rest on the Flight to Egypt’ by Luc Olivier Merson (1879)

December 29, 2024 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

By Joynel Fernandes – The first Christmas was far from comfort and tedium. Twelve days had not yet passed and adversity struck. Post the visit

The Christmas Canvas: The ‘Massacre of the Innocents’ by Peter Paul Rubens

December 29, 2024 Team ICM Art / Book / Film

By Joynel Fernandes – We are in the city of Antwerp in northern Belgium. It is a prosperous city of money, merchants and trade. In