Mumbai: Seven priests from Mumbai have come together to belt out a song sung to the tune of Bobby McFerrin’s classic, Don’t Worry, Be Happy, to tell parishioners to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their musical message is hitting the high notes as a video of them performing is buzzing onContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Archdiocese of Bombay has donated over 46 tons of relief material to the flood-affected in Mahad through a coordinated effort by its churches and parishioners. Mahad, a city in Raigad district, is some 170 km south of Mumbai. The St Francis Church located in Mahad has been theContinue Reading
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“We alcoholics have been graced with a new life, through the gift of sobriety, so freely and compassionately bestowed upon us by our loving God.” This was the response from the director of an anti-alcoholism facility in Mumbai, which won an award for its work from the Archdiocese of Bombay.Continue Reading
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Mumbai: If it was good enough for Jesus Christ, it’s good enough for you. Coffins have been integral to burials in the Christian community. But given the space crunch for burials in the city, the Archdiocese of Bombay began actively encouraging families this week to opt for burials in shroudsContinue Reading
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Mumbai: A section of Catholics in Mumbai has written to their archbishop regarding a trend to bury corpses without coffin. On Wednesday, the Our Lady of Mercy (OLM) Church wrote to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, that the practice has hurt their religious sentiments. “In the past few months,Continue Reading
Mumbai: One of the largest gatherings of Christians in Mumbai in recent times showed how tolerance can go hand in hand with commitment to one’s faith. As the National Eucharistic Congress wound up in Goregaon on Sunday, one of the five delegates representing the archdiocese of Bombay, Royston Braganza, woreContinue Reading