By chhotebhai Kanpur, May 7, 2025: No buses or biryani for poor Pope Francis! Does this shock you? It should. From whatever I saw or heard around me it seemed like business as usual – jubilees being celebrated, board results being celebrated, even during the official 9-day mourning period. FamiliarContinue Reading
Bastin Nellissery May 2, 2025: In the pages of Hope: The Autobiography, co-authored by Italian journalist Carlo Musso, Pope Francis – Jorge Mario Bergoglio offers a rare and deeply personal reflection on games and Salesian influence that shaped his spiritual journey from childhood. At the heart of this connection wasContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, April 24, 2025: After a very long period, God selected a modern, pro-poor Francis Assisi in the form of a pope to reform the Church that was rusting. Definitely, he too had been seriously reflecting on the contrast between the wealthy Vatican and the acuteContinue Reading
By George Kannanthanamn Bengaluru, April 24, 2025: Easter Monday was deeply distressing for me knowing of Pope Francis’ death. But by Easter Tuesday, I overcame my sadness. I realized that I should rather ‘rejoice’ over the great life of Pope Francis, than being sad about his death. I never metContinue Reading
By Shaiju Chacko Rome, April 23, 2025: I was lucky to be in Rome as the Catholic Church prepared to bury Pope Francis. I came to the eternal city as part of an extensive pilgrimage beginning in Rome and unfolding through sacred destinations such as Medjugorje, Lourdes, Fatima, Avila, andContinue Reading
By Fr Suresh Mathew Twelve years ago, on March 13, 2013, I stood amidst a sea of nearly one hundred thousand people in St. Peter’s Basilica square, Vatican, eagerly awaiting the iconic white smoke signaling the election of a new pope. I was also privileged to stand at the sameContinue Reading
Vatican City, April 21, 2025: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88, the Vatican said in a video statement on April 21. He was 88, and had suffered various ailments in his 12-year papacy. “This morning at 7:35 amContinue Reading
London, March 8, 2025: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has issued an apology after a social media post made light of a message from Pope Francis regarding Ash Wednesday. The 88-year-old Pope, who has been receiving treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February, posted aContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 19, 2025: Catholics in India have joined their counterparts across the world to pray for Pope Francis, who has been undergoing treatment for double pneumonia in a Rome hospital. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, on FebruaryContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 25, 2025: Pope Francis on January 25 accepted the resignation of Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the archbishop of Bombay, and elevated Coadjutor Bishop John Rodrigues as his successor. Cardinal Gracias, who turned 80 on December 24, 2024, had submitted his resignation five years ago, butContinue Reading
