Chandigarh, 5 March 2015: Bishop Ignatius Mascarenhas and 75 Priests and Religious of Simla-Chandigarh diocese deliberated on the “Importance of Family Catechesis” from 3rd to 4th March 2015 at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre. The seminar was moderated by Fr Laurence Culas, Executive Secretary, CCBI CommissionRead More →
Most Rev. Thomas Bhalerao, SJ, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Nashik passed away on Friday 13 February 2015, at 2.30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Hospital, Sreerampur. He was 82. The funeral was held on Saturday 14 February 2015, at 4.00 p.m. at St. Mary’sRead More →
MESSAGE OF THE 27th PLENARY ASSEMBLY OF THE Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) Held from 3 to 9 February, 2015, Bangalore “I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full” (John 10:10) We, the 140 members ofRead More →
Bangalore, February 7, 20015 – Cardinal Oswald Gracias has been re-elected as the president of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) at its ongoing 27th Plenary Assembly in Bangalore. Along with Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa was reappointed CCBIRead More →
Bangalore, Feb 3, 2015 – Inaugurating the week-long Assembly of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) in Bangalore on February 3, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, has exhorted the Church in India to promote harmony and to fightRead More →