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# chhotebhai – The theft and alleged misappropriation of offerings at the Ram Janambhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has been hogging the headlines. Will the big
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Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for July 2026 – “For Respect for Human Life” – invites us to focus on one of the most important
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Legend has it that a skeptical apostle stepped off a boat on the Malabar coast sometime around AD 52, carrying nothing but conviction and a
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Exactly five years ago, on 5 July 2021, Jesuit Father Stan Swamy was murdered. He was killed because he refused to kow-tow to a brutal,
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Fr. M. Titus Mohan – Every year on July 3, Christians in India and across the world remember St. Thomas the Apostle. For many, it
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One thing I’ve noticed is that sometimes when someone stops coming to church or misses church, our first reaction is to ask, “Why didn’t you
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For most Indians, 22 June 2026 was an ordinary Monday. In the offices of the Ministry of Home Affairs, however, it was the day a
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Still Arguing, Still Together They didn’t particularly get along. That is worth saying plainly before we start polishing them into stained glass. Peter and Paul
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Historian and Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba Diocese in Tanzania, Method Kilaini, has spoken of his immense gratitude for Pope Leo’s moral courage in issuing the first papal apology for the Holy See’s role in legitimising the transatlantic slave trade as well as failing to condemn the forced enslavement of an estimated 10 to 12 million Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas where they laboured on plantations under brutal conditions.
The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations emphasizes the need to address structural obstacles to development in African countries by for example enhancing concessional financing, promoting fairer trade systems, facilitating tech transfers and advancing debt relief.
The IOR appoints Marina Natale to its Board of Superintendence, citing her extensive financial leadership experience as a key asset in strengthening the Institute's governance and strategic priorities.
Archbishop Joseph Arshad, Bishop of the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, reflects on the Church in Pakistan's commitment to protecting children from abuse or exploitation, stressing that "child safety is not just a family matter, but a national moral responsibility."