By Verghese V Joseph – Clericalism, a hierarchical structure that elevates clergy above the laity, has been a longstanding issue within the Catholic Church worldwide,
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CBCI’s Contribution to Nation-Building is the Need of the Hour
By M L Satyan. The ongoing General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) being held in Bengaluru from January 31 to
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Round-up of Synod on Synodality During October 2023
By Lavoisier Fernandes. The first of two gatherings of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synod on Synodality has drawn to
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Faith, Family & Synodality: A Roller Coaster Ride
By chhotebhai. A roller coaster ride can throw one upside down or side to side. Not meant for the faint hearted. After my daughter was
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Democracy is the Antidote to “Clericalism” in Catholic Church
By Devasahayam IAS (Retd). Synodality is the “way” of being Church. It means that the whole people of God, all members of the church, will
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Mysuru Bishop William’s Issue Reverberates in Varanasi
By Verghese V Joseph – Varanasi: Mysuru Bishop Kannikadass William’s issue refuses to die down. This time, at a meeting organized by the Indian Catholic
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‘Dear Bishops, Be Good Bishops’, Nudges Nuncio Girelli
Verghese V Joseph – Bangalore: The Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Most Rev Dr Leopold Girelli endearingly urged bishops of India to be good
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Dialogue Not an Option But a Necessity, Says Cardinal Gracias
Verghese V Joseph – Bengaluru: In keeping with the theme of the 35th general body meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) –
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Are We Serious About Lay Collaboration?
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – It is ‘Laity Sunday’ once again on 26 June! A time for the Church once again to introspect and to
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Synodality, the Very Core of Incarnation
By Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. – The Biblical concept of God unlike the god of any natural or other historical religions is simply a ‘Synodality’, viz.
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‘Courage, Fortitude Needed to Tackle Sexual Abuse’
By Verghese V Joseph – Vatican: Opening the second day of the summit on the “Protection of Minors” on Friday in Rome, Archbishop of Bombay,
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