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Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Gives Local Bishops More Responsibility Over Use of 1962 Roman Missal
By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: To promote the harmony and unity of the Church, with paternal solicitude towards those who in some regions adhered
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Pope Francis on His Way to Recovery After Sunday Surgery
By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: In a huge sigh of relief, His Holiness Pope Francis is recovering well after a scheduled surgical operation for
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Let’s ‘Walk Together’: Pope Francis Urges Syro-Malabar Bishops
By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: Pope Francis on Tuesday wrote a letter to the bishops, clergy, religious and laity of the Syro-Malabar Church asking
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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 COVID vaccines continue to roll
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Pastoral Guidelines Issued for Celebrating Diocesan World Youth Day
Vatican: The Pontifical Council for the Laity and Family the life at a Press Conference on Tuesday presented “Pastoral Guidelines for the celebration of World
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‘Come and See’ Marks World Communication Day in N-E India
Guwahat: The North East Social Communication (NESCOM) organized a webinar on the Holy Father’s message for the World Communication Day (WCD) 2021 to mark the
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World Communications Day: To ‘Come and See’ Is to ‘Be and Do’!
By Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ – Pope Francis has once again thrown a challenge to Catholic Communicators in his annual message for ‘World Communications Day,’
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Pope Establishes Ministry of Catechist for the Modern World
By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: In a significant development, Holy Father on Tuesday instituted the lay ministry of catechist. This is a shot in
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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 President of the Catholic Bishops’
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Earth Day – An Urgent Reminder to Protect ‘Our Common Home’
By Tony Magliano As we approach the global celebration of Earth Day (April 22), it would be wise for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’
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A Good Friday Reflection on Jesus’ Suffering with the World
By Tony Magliano Pope Francis has often urged us to prayerfully meditate before the crucifix. Because by prayerfully meditating before the crucifix, one can see
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Let Us Celebrate St. Joseph!
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – Let us Celebrate St. Joseph! on his Feast Day (19 March) and on every single day of this year,
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Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli is the New Nuncio to India
Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Leopoldo Girelli (67), until now Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and to Cyprus, and Apostolic Delegate to
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The Church in Iraq is Alive
By Leon Bent – “Today, I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, and that Christ is alive and at
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