The Fathers of Holy Cross Congregation, belonging to the province of South India opened the doors of education ministry at Afzalpur on 4 May 2023. This newly built school in Afzalpur has been named Holy Cross School, Afzalpur which has been blessed and inaugurated by Very Rev Fr Stany Lobo, the Vicar General of the […]
Recollection for the priests and religious of Gulbarga diocese and the Chrism Mass took place on 30 March 2023 at Mother of Divine Grace Cathedral, Kalaburagi. Rev Fr Jude Nirmal Das, Vice Rector of St Peter’s Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore was the resource person on the day who gave a spiritual talk on Jesus’ compassionate priesthood. […]
As part of the review of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan, a meeting was held at Sugyan, the Diocesan Pastoral Center at Kalburagi, on 16 March 2023. The review meeting was preceded by a prayer service, during which Fr Lawrence Arun invoked God’s grace through the medium of prayer. Fr Stany Lobo, the Diocesan Coordinator of […]
The Bishop of Gulbarga, Most Rev Robert Miranda, organized two days of ongoing formation and self-assessment as well as envisioning for his priests on 14-15 March 2023 at Sugyan, the diocesan pastoral center. Fr Fedrick Dsouza, the procurator of the Diocese introduced and welcomed the resource persons. Rev Fr Dion Vaz S. J provincial superior […]
Souhardha Social Service & Development Center Kumbarpet celebrated Women’s day at Kumbarpet on 8 March 2023. Mrs. Jayalalitha Patil the Advocate, and Mrs. Karuna Kulkarni the President of the Samakya Karnataka women Association were the recourse persons of the day. They spoke on the need for women’s empowerment in the present world. Fr. Deepak Furtado, […]
Bala Jyoti Program organized the Bala Milana children gathering on 4th March at the premises of Divya Jyothi School in Balaki. Each child who was assisted by the diocese in his or her educational development was seen at this event as their intellectual growth continued. Various competitions were held for the children and Balajyothi tuition […]
The Bethany Sisters of Western Province celebrated The Golden Jubilee of Vidya Rani Convent and Shisuvihar Higher Primary School, Chittapur on 28 February 2023. Most Rev. Along with the 14 priests of the diocese, Bishop Miranda of Gulbarga celebrated Holy Eucharist. Bishop preached the homily, focusing on the biblical background and the significance of the […]
The clergy of the Diocese of Gulbarga celebrated the Day of Consecrated Life along with the CRI Gulbarga Diocese on 4 January 2023 at Mother Theresa Hall, Kalaburagi. Rev. Fr James Gonsalves SJ, Parish Priest of St Ann Church, Bijapur, was the resource person for the day and spoke on “the enrichment of the call […]
ICYM office bearers meeting was held at Holy Redeemer Church, Bhalki on 05 January 2023. ICYM secretaries from all the parishes presented their annual reports and analyzed their activities. They also presented their youth statistics, making the meeting more informative. Rev Fr Christuraj, the Youth Director, split the group into discussion groups and gave his […]
Basavakalyan, Koudiyal, February 3, 2023: Kristashrama Spiritual Retreat Centre Koudiyal, Basavakalyan Taluk, Bidar District, Diocese of Gulbarga organised three days Couples Spiritual Retreat “Bandavya 2023” from February 1 to 3, 2023. Kristashrama Retreat Centre Koudiyal Director Rev. Fr George Lobo welcomed the Yesusparsha team members Rev. Fr Franklin D’Souza from the Diocese of Shimoga, Bro. T. […]