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 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