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Pope Leo to seminarians: Be passionate about priestly life‍

Seminarians who have come to Rome for the Jubilee are not only pilgrims, but witnesses of hope, who “fuel the flame of hope in the life of the Church”, Pope Leo said on June 24. In a meditation delivered in St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo told seminarians they are called to bear witness “to Ch

Cardinal Grech meets Patriarch Bartholomew: Let us build bridges

A fraternal meeting—marked by an embrace reminiscent of those often exchanged with Pope Francis—took place on the afternoon of June 17 at the Phanar between Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I and Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod, who is currently in Istanbul for the meeting of the General Secretaries of the Bishops’ […]

Pope Leo confirms election of Fr Francesco Ielpo as new Custos of the Holy Land

Pope Leo XIV has confirmed the election — conducted by the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor together with his Definitory — of the Most Reverend Father Francesco Ielpo, OFM, as Custos of the Holy Land and Guardian of Mount Zion. The Minister General of the Franciscan Order, Friar Massimo Fusarelli, announced the […]

Muslim who collaborates with Catholic nuns

Masthan Sahib has worked with Catholic nuns for four decades in a leprosy rehabilitation centre in Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The centre, Sumanahalli, is under the Bangalore Archdiocese, aided by the state government, and managed by nuns and priests of different congregations. Sahib, a resident of Palamaner, a remote […]

Divine Word Society opens development centre to mark 150 years

More than 200 people have attended the opening of the Community and Human Resources Development Centre at Tala in Maharashtra’s Raigad district to mark the Divine Word Society’s 150 years of service. Archbishop John Rodrigues of Bombay led the thanksgiving Mass on June 18 at the Janseva Society Campus in Tala, some 115 km south […]

Folk artist Sanajit Mandal rekindles spirit of manobtratta Jisu at Bandel Church

The historic Marian shrine of Bandel Church, standing sentinel on the banks of the Hooghly since 1599, became the backdrop for a spiritual and musical homecoming as Baul Samrat Sanajit Mandal reimagined two seminal tracks from Bengali Gospel classic. The music video shoot on June 21, 2025 by Song of Gospel YouTube Channel featured Mandal […]