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By Lavoisier Fernandes – Fr Bolmax Pereira, a prominent Catholic priest, environmental activist, and educator from Goa, passed away at the age of 50 on
The post Fr Bolmax Pereira: The “St Oscar Romero of Goa” and Guardian of Goa’s Ecology appeared first on Indian Catholic Matters.
Purushottam Nayak – Berhampur: The Catholic community in Odisha in the eastern state of India, mourned the death of a well-known and respected Catholic personality,
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We often treat sleep as a mechanical necessity—a simple recharging of the batteries. For the Christian, however, the passage from waking to sleeping is a
The post Commending Our Spirit: Sleep as Rehearsal for Eternity appeared first on Indian Catholic Matters.
There is something almost embarrassing about the way Pentecost gets observed. Candles were lit, hymns were sung, and a brief homily about unity was given;
The post The Fire We Have Domesticated appeared first on Indian Catholic Matters.
# chhotebhai – During Eastertide, till the Ascension, the daily Mass readings are invariably taken from the Acts of the Apostles. Some of these acts
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Verghese V Joseph & Ivan S Costa – Hemmakki: On a bright Thursday morning on 21 May 2026, the tiny village of Hemmakki located in
The post Karnataka: Hemmakki Marks 30 Years with Renovated Infant Jesus Church appeared first on Indian Catholic Matters.
By Lavoisier Fernandes For decades, public discourse about Christianity — especially Catholicism — has revolved around sexuality: who people sleep with, who they marry, what
The post Sexuality Is Not the Church’s Only Moral Issue appeared first on Indian Catholic Matters.
Recently, I visited Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, where I witnessed thousands of young people accompanying the sick and the disabled to the grotto
The post Beyond Illness: Why Care Matters a Lot? appeared first on Indian Catholic Matters.
Ten contemplative monasteries are preparing thousands of rosaries for Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic visit to Spain. The small hand-crafted objects are born of silence, prayer, manual labour, and the help of young volunteers.
An Armenian music concert takes place at the Vatican to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Armenian section of Vatican Radio-Vatican News.
In an interview with Vatican News, Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York calls Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical 'Magnifica humanitas' essential for generations to come and insists that Pope Leo is raising the right issues, especially on the transforming nature of work, as young people of his Archdiocese ask: 'Am I studying for a career that won't exist in 10 years?'
Accompanying his repeated calls for an end to war, Pope Leo XIV will preside over the recitation of the Holy Rosary on May 30 in the Vatican Gardens, with each decade dedicated to people impacted by war—from families torn apart to medical personnel and volunteers.