By Rani Punnasseril New Delhi, Oct 8, 2024: The Commission for Migrants of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) says Pope Francis has honored a Vatican official for his “unwavering commitment to serving the marginalized.” Monsignor Fabio Baggio, Under Secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan 31, 2024: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI, Latin Rite) has launched a mobile app to serve as a comprehensive platform, offering access to spiritual resources, relevant news and a range of Catholic services in the country. The Catholic Connect App wasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Sept 13, 2023: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has published the Directory for Lay Catechists that contains directives and norms regarding the identity, formation, and role of lay catechists. The directory was released September 12 by Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil of Verapoly, byContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata, June 28, 2023: Christians from various denominations have come together around the tomb of Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata to pray for peace in Manipur, a northeastern Indian state where ethnic violence has raged for the past two months. The Commission for Ecumenism under the ConferenceContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru: Sept. 23, 2021: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has appointed coordinators for education, health, social service and media apostolates. The appointment was made during the conference’s 87th executive committee meeting held September 21-22. Salesian Father Joseph Manipadam, currently the coordinator for Education andContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bengaluru: The Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) has established a Bioethics Forum and appointed Father Christopher Vimalraj from the Archdiocese of Bangalore as its first director. Bioethics is generally understood to refer to the ethical implications and applications of the health-related life sciences. The decisionContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan 13, 2020: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) will release the new English lectionary for the Church in India on February 16 and it will come into effect from Palm Sunday, April 5. The conference claims the new lectionary’s publication is aContinue Reading
