Father Gregory Pereira, a priest of Mangalore diocese in southern India, is called different names in parishes he has served. In Bantwal, he was “Papaya Father,” and in Narampady, “Kumbalakai Father.” In Talapady where he now serves, he is “Dragon Father.” The parishioners have given him such titles as an honour for turning their parishes into “green belts’ with organic farming, beginning from the church land to every house in the parish. “For me, farming is a spiritual exercise, a path to promote a pastoral ministry with a green commitment,” said Father Pereira.
Consistory to reflect on Church’s mission to communicate God’s love
In a letter to the Cardinals ahead of a late-June Consistory, Pope Leo XIV calls for a deeper reflection on the themes of “Evangelii gaudium,”
