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In a powerful parallel voice, India’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBCI) and the All India Catholic Union (AICU) have rallied behind Pope Leo XIV’s fervent call
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By Dr. Tiju Thomas – We have entered the season of Easter. The Paschal candle burns in our churches, the Alleluia has returned to our
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Bengaluru: In a vibrant display of faith and conviction, Jeevothsava 2026, a flagship pro-life programme organized by the Respect for Life India (RFLI) initiative, unfolded
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By Lavoisier Fernandes In 2017, I took my octogenarian father to the Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków, Poland. He had long been devoted to the
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# chhotebhai – Shouldn’t Melania be jealous of this relationship with another woman? No, because Esther is not a threat to her marriage. To the
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# chhotebhai – On Good Friday I ask myself, was Jesus a missionary or a revolutionary? Blessed Rani Maria of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC)
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Dr. Subhasis Chattopadhyay Ph.D. – The Medium, the Message, and the Messenger: Digital Evangelisation, Patristic Kerygma, and the New Hagiography of Jerin Thobias Vakayil: The
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Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD – Every year, millions around the world gather to celebrate Easter Sunday, the most important feast in the Christian calendar. For
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On his last full day in Africa, Pope Leo XIV travels to Bata, where he has a moving encounter with inmates in the city’s prison.
On the last full day of his Apostolic Journey across Africa, Pope Leo celebrates Mass at the continent's second-largest church, tells prisoners that "no one is excluded from God’s love”, and watches as the young people of Bata dance in the rain.
To the young people and families gathered at the Bata Stadium, Leo XIV, responding one by one to the testimonies presented for reflection, spoke about the value of effort and discipline in life and dignified work, the challenges faced by women in the workplace, the happiness found in giving oneself to God, and the exciting mission of being spouses and parents.
During his visit to Equatorial Guinea‘s coastal city of Bata, Pope Leo XIV honours the victims of a tragic explosion in a military base in 2021.