By George Kommattam KOZHIKODE, August 20, 2026: The Catholic Church mourns the passing of Father Jacob Ceasarius Nalpathamkalam, a distinguished formator, theologian, missionary, educator and founding leader of his Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) congregation’s St. Thomas Province. He died August 16, at the age of 91. For more thanContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Dimapur, April 11, 2026: Father Job Kallarackal, a Salesian missionary remembered for opening Catholic missions in Arunachal Pradesh and inspiring indigenous vocations while touching countless lives through his retreat preaching, died April 11 in Dimapur. He was 78. “With deep sorrow, we inform you of the sadContinue Reading
Felix Anthony Miao, 20 December 2022: Giving up is not an option for a missionary said Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh celebrating hisRuby Jubilee of Priestly Ordination here on 19 December 2022. As a missionary, making others live gives meaning to one’s life, said the missionaryContinue Reading
Madrid: A 10-year-old girl in Spain fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a Catholic missionary from her hospital bed shortly before dying from a brain tumor this week. Teresita Castillo de Diego died March 7 in Madrid after three years of fighting a brain tumor. Fr. Ángel Camino Lamela, anContinue Reading
Berhampur: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Mt: 28:19) This mandate of Jesus Christ to his disciples is the ‘Magna Carta’ ((“Great Charter”), a call not only for them but also toContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Jharsuguda, Jan 14, 2020: Two years ago, Pope Francis declared that Oct. 1, 2019, would be the beginning of Extraordinary Missionary Month. Celebrating that month for the first time this year made me ponder my own life as a missionary. Since childhood, this was how I picturedContinue Reading
Informal estimates suggest there has been 40 percent drop in the number of men and women joining the clergy in KeralaContinue Reading
There are the times of rejection and alienation, ingratitude and scorn, instead of love and acceptanceContinue Reading
