Bangalore, 7 December, 2025: The parents of 45 seminarians were invited to meet and mingle and enjoy a morning of fellowship, along with their sons in the Maria Bhavan campus, the Archdiocesan Collegiate Seminary. The program was organised to bring in an interaction between the formators and the parents with regard to the priestly formation. The heart of the program was the celebration of the eucharist con-celebrated by the Rector Rev Dr Cyril Victor Joseph and the Vice-Rect

Pope Francis' 2013 visit to Lampedusa was a defining moment of his pontificate and a profound expression of his heart toward migrants. It wasn't just a visit; it was a prophetic act meant to alarm the conscience of Europe and the world. It was a starting point for a renewed pastoral zeal for those who are marginalized, excluded, and forgotten from society, mainly migrants. The core of his message was "The Globalization of Indifference." Pope Francis saw migrants not as a "pro

The Archdiocese of Bangalore has taken a heartfelt step toward uplifting migrant families with the establishment of a new Centre near Mathikere, close to the Yeshwanthpur Railway Station. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the Church’s mission of compassion, dignity, and inclusion. In partnership with the globally respected Scalabrinian Missionaries—renowned for their decades of dedicated service to migrants—the Archdiocese has opened the Pope Francis Migrant’s