By Robancy A. Helen Tiruchirappalli, Aug 21, 2023: As I celebrated Holy Week and the Easter season, I reflected back on another celebration this year in my home parish (Our Lady the Healer Church in Karumandapam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, south India). We were celebrating the Day of Consecrated Life onContinue Reading
By Molly Fernandes Sancoale, Feb 2, 2023: February 2 is the World Day of Consecrated Life, instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1997, urging the faithful to pray for the religious. The day is also the feast of the Presentation or Offering of Jesus in the Temple which St.Continue Reading
By M K George, SJ Jamshedpur, May 2, 2020: The Sars-Cov-2, Coronavirus Covid-19 is, experts say, like no other virus, in its speed, stealth and virulence. As everyone knows it is a test for everything and everyone – healthcare infrastructure, disaster management ability, response and responsibility of governments as wellContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican published an instruction on May 15 aimed at applying norms established in Pope Francis’ 2016 apostolic constitution on women’s contemplative orders, which emphasises the need for networks of monasteries in contemplative life. The instruction states that all monasteries of nuns must be affiliated with a federation, orContinue Reading
Vatican City: Women who are consecrated to God live “the prophecy of joy,” and this authentic joy is their most credible witness, Pope Francis told leaders of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master on Monday. “The world today is in need of this: that joy that arises from the encounterContinue Reading
Vincentians are known for revolutionizing preaching ministryContinue Reading
Scotland’s Catholic church has launched its biggest recruitment drive for the priesthood in generations amid ongoing concerns over a rapidly ageing clergy. As the number of priests in parts of Scotland is predicted to drop by 100 in the next two decades, young men in parishes across the country willContinue Reading
It’s a sign of the love of God and that this life is not all there is.Continue Reading
Informal estimates suggest there has been 40 percent drop in the number of men and women joining the clergy in KeralaContinue Reading
In 2014, 45 women took holy vows, a figure that has trebled in the last five yearsContinue Reading