By Fr Joy Prakash, OFM – Gonsalo Gracia was born of a Portuguese father and a Canarese mother (Konkani-speaking) in Bassein, (Maharastra) East India, about the year
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Be Courageous like St. Devasahayam, Urges Cardinal Oswald Gracias
Mumbai: His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay and the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CBCI), and one of
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Remembering Romero: A Martyr for Faith
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ Exactly forty two years ago today (24 March 2020), Archbishop Oscar Romero was brutally gunned down, whilst he celebrated the
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Book Release: Fr. Stan Swamy – A Maoist or A Martyr?
Bengaluru: A book titled ‘Fr. Stan Swamy: A Moaist or a Martyr?’ by renowned activist and academician Fr Prakash Louis SJ will be released at
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Vatican Clears Another Indian Martyr Devasahayam Pillai for Sainthood
By Verghese V Joseph – In yet another celebration for India, Blessed Devasahayam Pillai – an 18th-century Hindu convert to Catholicism and the first lay
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St. Damien of Molokai: Martyr of Charity and Spiritual Patron for Leprosy and Outcasts
By Leon Bent – The Catholic Church remembers St. Damien of Molokai on May 10. The Belgian priest sacrificed his life and health to become
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