St. Thomas

On May 31, 2023, on the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Claretian Major Organisms in India celebrated the gift of vocation through the religious profession of new and old pre-novitiate missionaries in formation.The celebrations began with the...

Badlapur, India. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Mar Thomas Elavanal, MCBS, Bishop of Kalyan, blessed the newly constructed Sant Claret Anath Ashram house of St. Thomas Province in Badlapur, Mumbai, on 18 May 2023. Approximately 200 benefactors, well-wishers,...

Karukutty, India. In the joyous Easter Season of 2023, the St. Thomas Province celebrated the ordination of five deacons to the Holy Order of Priesthood. The ordination ceremonies were held in their respective home parishes, and were attended by conferrers, relatives,...

It has been a long-standing tradition at the Institute of Consecrated Life: Sanyasa (ICLS) to organize a national seminar at the Institute in Bengaluru every year, close on heels of the Feast of Consecration. In keeping with the invitation of Pope Francis in his...