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Bipin is Ordained a Priest
5 January 2020: Br. Bipin Kishore Kandulna OFM received the Holy Order of Priesthood, on 5 January 2020, by Most. Rev. Kishore Kumar Kujur DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Rourkela. The celebration was held at St. John the Baptist Church, Ghoghea.  » Read More

Inauguration of St. Theresa’s Church, Kanakankalam
29 December 2019, Sultanpet: The Renovated St. Theresa’s Church, Kanakkankalam was blessed on 29 th December 2019. Most Rev. Dr. Peter Abir, Bishop of Sultanpet blessed the Church.  » Read More

Shanborlang becomes a Priest in the Order of Priesthood
29th December 2019, Nongstoin: Br. Shanborlang Wartde, OFM received the Holy Order of Priesthood, on 29th December 2019, by Most. Rev. Victor Lyngdoh, Bishop of Jowai Diocese.  » Read More

Become Humble Servants of the God who Humbled Self for the Sake of All
In this text from Second Isaiah, the return of the Covenant people from Babylonian exile to Jerusalem, the Holy City,is proclaimed as an imminent reality,  » Read More

Personal Recollections of St. Sebastian’s Church
10 November 2019, Chennai: If Madhavaram sounds unfamiliar in 2019, it was literally obscure when Mr. and Mrs. Vas installed themselves there  » Read More

MESSAGE OF THE MINISTER GENERAL FOR WORLD HIV/AIDS DAY 2019
My dear Brothers of the Order, May the Lord give you peace! Each year since 1988, the world community is invited to pause for a  » Read More

The New Provincial Definitory
In the House of Assisivanam, Peravoor, Kerala on the 20th day of the month of November in the year 2019, the Friars, 70 in number, assembled as voting Members of the Chapter under the presidency  » Read More

…a sign of Providence, a symbol of Faith and an emblem of Hope!
10 November 2019, Chennai: It was on 28th February 1953 that Friars set foot in St. Sebastian’s Church, Madhavaram. It is 66 years since Friars began their pastoral  » Read More

Nesakkaram Celebrates the 800th Anniversary of St. Francis Meeting the Sultan
Nesakkaram-SEEDS, a Franciscan NGO serving in Chennai celebrated on 21 September 2019 the 800th anniversary of  » Read More

SOUTH ASIAN FRANCISCANS COMMITTED TO INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY, CARE OF CREATION AND FOR THE MARGINALISED
Around 60 Major Superiors from,  » Read More