By Stephen Alathara New Delhi, Sept.20, 2025: Pope Leo has confirmed Lazarus Devasahayam, an 18th century Indian saint, as the patron of the laity in the country, the Latin bishops’ conference announced on September 20. The July 16 confirmation came through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline ofContinue Reading
By I P Sarto Burdwan, Sept 12, 2025: A group of lay people joined priests and nuns serving the West Bengal-Sikkim region of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India to resolve to become missionary disciples of Jesus Christ. Father Raju Mathew, associate secretary of the conference’s Proclamation Commission andContinue Reading
By Rani Punnasseril Bengaluru, March 14, 2025: Seminaries and formation centers of the Church should get involved with people’s lives, particularly by fostering sensitivity toward migrants and displaced persons, said Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of Raipur, the chairman of the Commission for Migrants under the Conference of Catholic Bishops ofContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Daringbadi, Feb 7, 2025: Cardinal Felipe Neri Ferrao, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), has congratulated the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar for producing 35 martyrs of faith. The cardinal’s message was read by Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, newly elected CCBI vice president, atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Jan 30, 2025: More than 200 Catholic bishops gathered at Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern Indian state of Odisha, on January 30 observed Martyrs’ Day that commemorates the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. They gathered around the Gandhi statue on the campus of Xavier InstituteContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 30, 2025: The Catholic bishops of India on January 30 offered prayers and Mass for the victims of a stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), a town in Uttar Pradesh state. The stampede on early January 29 at the largest religiousContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Jan 22, 2025: Bhubaneswar is all set to welcome the country’s Latin rite bishops, who will come to the capital city of Odisha, an eastern Indian state, for their annual plenary assembly. As many as 204 members of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of IndiaContinue Reading
By Rani Punnasseril Bangalore, Sept 27, 2024: The Catholic Church in India has unveiled a digital portal aimed at supporting migrants across the country. The portal was officially launched by Cardinal Philip Neri Ferrão, the Archbishop of Goa and the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI).Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Sept. 11, 2024: The association of the Latin rite bishops in India has launched its new National Pastoral Plan, titled “Journeying towards a Synodal Church: Mission 2033.” the The plan was released on September 11 Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, president of the Conference of CatholicContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 24, 2024: The Commission for Migrants of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) launched the project “Supporting Informal Migrant Workers: Access to Entitlements” to ensure all migrant workers have equal access to basic rights and services. The CCBI Commission for Migrants, together with the InternationalContinue Reading
