By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, March 13, 2024: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, archbishop of Goa and Daman, has hailed the Catholic religious men and women as a blessing since they rejuvenate the Church. “You render service to the holiness of the Church. We need your prophetic voice and action. You canContinue Reading
By Francis Gonsalves Pune, May 8, 2022: Since its launch in all dioceses worldwide in October 2021, the synod 2021-2023 entitled ‘For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission’ has evoked mixed responses ranging from excitement and optimism to indifference and cynicism. The Synod inaugurations in the Indian dioceses of theContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Nov 20, 2021: We are on the cusp of Advent, the precursor of Christmas. Till not so long ago this was the time that we started sending out and receiving Christmas cards, now a thing of the past. A popular banner on these cards was “Glory toContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, Oct 9, 2021: The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who took the name of Francis of Assisi, as the 266th Pope in 2013, stirred the Catholic Church as never before in its recent history. His speeches, actions, Apostolic Letters and Encyclicals were the beginningContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan 18: In what could be construed as a strong counter offensive against its detractors, the Permanent Synod of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, which concluded on Jan 18, has come up with a detailed set of guidelines to ensure “discipline” within the church. This was part of the circularContinue Reading
Delegates from all 58 parishes attended the five-day synodContinue Reading
The Church in India and the country as a whole prayerfully waits for Fr TomContinue Reading
Reflection on Pope’s synodal speechContinue Reading
Pope Francis’ speech, which explains how to live “Synodality” is the very core of Christian living for all from Pope at the top to the pauper Lazarus at the bottom. It is the panacea for all conflicts in the church community, where hierarchy has no place, because “the pope doesContinue Reading