Vatican official warns against idolatry of money
2017-08-29
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Expedite efforts for Uzhunnalil’s release: Syro-Malabar Synod
2017-08-27
The Church in India and the country as a whole prayerfully waits for Fr TomContinue Reading
Pope invokes ‘magisterial authority’ to declare liturgy changes ‘irreversible’
2017-08-26
Rome: Addressing a group of liturgical experts on Thursday, Pope Francis said that after the teaching of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and a long path of experience, “We can affirm with certainty and magisterial authority that the liturgical reform is irreversible.” The declaration came in a speech on ThursdayContinue Reading
Chhattisgarh Church to celebrate Year of Family in 2018
2017-08-21
Emphasis is to be given on deepening the faith and love relationshipsContinue Reading
Pilar Society elects new superior general
2017-08-19
Fr Seby is the brother of Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, CBCI secretary generalContinue Reading
Marian feast day’s strange snake miracle
2017-08-17
Athens, Greece: Every year, on the Orthodox feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary( the sleep of Mary) , a monastery on a Greek island experiences a miracle – dozens of snakes come to ‘venerate’ an icon of Mary. In a phenomenon that has reportedly been happening for hundreds ofContinue Reading
Pope Francis: Mary is a symbol of how God works with the poor
2017-08-15
Rome: On the feast of the Assumption, Pope Francis said that the Virgin Mary is a symbol of how God often works though the poor and unknown to carry out His plan for redemption. Quoting the day’s reading, the pope recalled how Mary, pregnant with Jesus, brings joy to theContinue Reading
Indian nun elected Mother General of Italian Catholic congregation
2017-08-13
By :Smitha George Rome: Sr Lissy Thattil, who belongs to the Ernakulam- Angamaly diocese in Kerala has been chosen as the Mother General of Franciscan Sisters of St Elizabeth. The announcement was made after the 15th General Chapter of the Rome based congregation . Sr Lissy has been serving inContinue Reading
First ever Jesuit bishop ordained in Ireland
2017-08-10
A member of the Jesuit Order has been ordained a bishop in Ireland in a marked departure for the Irish Catholic Church. Bishop Alan McGuckian, 64, was ordained Bishop of Raphoe on Aug 6, the first ever member of the Jesuit Order to be appointed a bishop in Ireland. ArchbishopContinue Reading