Bangalore, February 8, 2025 (CCBI): The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Fabian Toppo (64) as the Bishop of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on February 8, 2025. Currently he is serving as Professor and Spiritual Director of the Morning Star Regional Seminary and CollegeRead More →
Bhubaneswar, February 2, 2025 (CCBI): Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão has been re-elected as the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), while Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has been elected as the Vice President and Archbishop Vincent Aind of Ranchi as SecretaryRead More →
Bhubaneswar, January 28, 2025: Pope Francis has called on the Indian Bishops to prioritize the poor and the vulnerable in their ministry urging them to open wide the doors of the Church, in his address to the 36th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of CatholicRead More →
Bangalore, January 25, 2025 (CCBI): His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias (80), the Archbishop of Bombay. Bishop John Rodrigues (57), who was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bombay on November 30, now formally assumes officeRead More →
Bangalore, January 4, 2025 (CCBI): Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão took charge as the President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) on 1st January 2025, after Cardinal Charles Muang Bo, SDB, the President of the Episcopal Conference of Myanmar, lay down his office asRead More →