The Decennial Celebration of St Joseph Church Bidar took place on the 19th Sunday of 2023. The holy Eucharist was celebrated by Rev Fr Stany Lobo, the Vicar General of the Gulbarga Diocese. Priests from the Bidar deanery, religious, and lay faithful participated and thanked the Lord for the gift of the Bidar Mission at […]
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Newly renovated Sacred Heart Chapel, Khashempur
The newly renovated Sacred Heart Chapel, Khashempur of Ujini Mission was blessed and inaugurated on February 27, 2023, by the Bishop of Gulbarga. A large number of faithful participated in the Holy Eucharist. Rev Fr Clary Dsouza preached the homily and stressed the Holiness of the Heart. Faithful Khashempur, Religious and Political leaders witnessed the […]
Blessing of the Two renovated Chapels at Ujini Mission
The newly renovated Christ the King Chapel, Nagur M and St Thomas Chapel, Sunkanal in Ujini Mission was blessed and inaugurated on February 7, 2023, by the Bishop of Gulbarga. A large number of faithful participated in the Holy Eucharist. In his homily at Nagur M village, the bishop insisted that Christ’s kingdom is not […]
Blessing of MAHER at Zalki
A new foundation of the MAHER Group was blessed on 6, February 2023 at village Loni near Zalki in Vijayapura by Most Rev Dr. Robert Miranda, in the presence of Fr Francis SJ, Fr James Gonsalves SJ, and a big gathering of local people of all faiths. On this occasion, religious leaders and the founder […]
ICYM office bearers meeting at Bhalki.
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 […]
New Presbytery and the Chapel of Holy Cross Fathers dedicated to Divine Mercy today at Afzalpur Mission
The newly built Presbytery and the Chapel of Holy Cross Fathers dedicated to Divine Mercy Center were blessed by Most Rev. Dr. Robert Miranda, Bishop of Gulbarga on 3 December 2022 at Afzalpur. It was inaugurated by the Very Rev. Br Paul Bednarczyk CSC, Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the presence of […]
Session on Social interventions and Present day challenges
Convened by Fr Anil Victor Vas, Secretary for Social Concerns all the FBOs except a few came together to share about their social interventions and present-day challenges on Tuesday 15th November. The Bishop in his opening remarks cautioned against working like islands and insisted on the need of remaining connected to share experience and resources. […]
First Carmelite Monastery in the Diocese ‘Carmel Sannidhi’
First Carmelite Monastery in the Diocese ‘Carmel Sannidhi’ – was blessed at Carmelgiri, the Kadeganchi by Most Rev Dr. Rober Miranda, Bishop of Gulbarga in the presence of Fr George Santumayor, Provincial Superior, Previous Provincials Very Rev Fr Dominic, Very Rev Fr Archibald on 27 September 2022. A good number of OCD priests, Diocesan Priests, sisters and […]
Sacred Heart Church, Bidar was declared an independent Parish
Sacred Heart Church, Bidar was declared an independent Parish on 25 September 2022 by the Bishop of Gulbarga. On this day, the bishop celebrated Holy Eucharist and thanked God for giving Sacred Heart Church. This is the Mother Church of the Bidar Mission, where it all began 40 years ago. Fr John Paul is appointed […]
St Mary Hospital was blessed and inaugurated at Jewargi
The newly built St Mary Hospital was blessed and inaugurated by the Bishop of Gulbarga at Jewargi town on 24 September 2022 in the presence of Bro Ravi, the Superior General, Bro Bhagyana then, and other brothers of the Sacred Heart Brother’s Congregation .