CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF INDIA

v Archbishop Recalls Agony and Ecstasy of Hosting Bishops’ Meet

GUWAHATI, Assam, Mar. 12, 2010, 16:00 Hrs (SAR News):
Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil took time with SAR News correspondent Father C.M. Paul to recall the agony and ecstasy of hosting the Catholic hierarchy of India in Guwahati. More...

v Church Educates Women on State Schemes
Madhya Pradesh, Mar. 11, 2010, 14.00 Hrs (UCAN):
Marking International Women’s Day, the Church in Madhya Pradesh state has launched two initiatives to help women access government schemes and assert their rights. More...

v CRI lawyers Step in to Help Riot Victims
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Mar. 11, 2010, 12.00 Hrs (UCAN):
The 54 members, all priests, brothers or nuns, have agreed to spend time in Kandhamal, the epicenter of violence, to provide legal help to victims. More...

v The Church's Commitment For Indian Women
NEW DELHI, Mar. 10, 2010, 16.00 Hrs (Nirmala Carvalho / AsiaNews):

On International Women's Day, the Bishop of Agra Recalls the continuing and widespread activity of the Church to ensure women’s dignity and tehir rightful place in society and the Church itself. Examples of Mother Teresa and St. Alphonsa. More...

v Dogmatizing Science - By Averthanus L. D’Souza
GOA, Mar. 10, 2010, 09.40 Hrs (Averthanus L. D’Souza):
It is a curious manifestation of the wooly-headed thinking of many pseudo scientists that they are almost paranoid about debunking the alleged dogmatism of philosophy while they themselves seek to enthrone “Science” as the ultimate arbiter of what is true and what is not. More...

v Sonia Gandhi At Don Bosco Museum, Shillong
MAWLAI, Shillong, Mar. 08, 2010, 15.30 Hrs (Joy Kachappilly / CBCI News):

Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA visited and inaugurated Don Bosco Museum, Mawlai, Shillong on 5 March 2010 in the presence of Shri R. S. Mooshahary, Governor of Meghalaya, Dr D. D. Lapang, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Luizinho Faleiro, Congress Secretary in-charge of Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Sikkim, Shri Vincent Pala, Union Minister of State for Water Resources, and a host of dignitaries at a simple ceremony by cutting the ribbon and unveiling the plaque. More...

v "A Real Priority for the Clergy Both During Initial and Ongoing Formation"
ROME, Mar. 08, 2010, 15.30 Hrs (Zenit.org):
Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, the secretary for the Congregation for the Clergy, at the occasion study day on "Communication and the Mission of the Priesthood" held in November at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. More...

v New Church Fortnightly Seeks Lay Help
NEW DELHI, Mar. 08, 2010, 12.20 Hrs (CBCI News):

The first multi-color Church periodical launched by a group of media professionals last month gets encouraging response but needs lay collaboration, its editors said. Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications, released the pilot issue of the Feb. 12 in New Delhi. More...

v Christian entrepreneurs Forum, DIMENSIONS, Celebrate Anniversary
NEW DELHI, Mar. 08, 2010, 12.20 Hrs (Joby Mathew ssp):
DIMENSIONS- a forum of Christian entrepreneurs and businessmen –started four years ago, has consistently worked to bring together people of different Christian denominations and encouraged and supported them to do business within the community. More...

v Archbishops, Bishop, Priests, Nuns And Thousands Of People Are Arrested For Demanding Equal Rights For Dalit Christians
NEW DELHI, Mar. 05, 2010, 18.15 Hrs (G. Cosmon Arokiaraj / CBCI News):
Most Rev. A. M. Chinnappa, Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore, Most Rev. Peter Fernando, Archbishop of Madurai, Most Rev. A. Neethinathan, Bishop of Chinglepet were arrested. More...

v Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rev Dr Theodore Mascarenhas, Member of The Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
NEW DELHI, Mar. 05, 2010, 10.15 Hrs (Nirmala Carvalho):
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX, member of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses for a period of five years on 4th March. More...

v Final Statement of 29th CBCI General Body Meeting on “YOUTH FOR PEACE AND HARMONY”
NEW DELHI, Mar. 04, 2010, 12.00 Hrs (CBCI News):
Inspired by the Holy Spirit and keenly aware of the responsibility placed on us to shepherd the flock of Christ, we, 157 Catholic Bishops of India, met for the 29th General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati from 24 February to 3 March 2010, to reflect on and pray over the theme ‘Youth for Peace and Harmony’. More...

v Mob Sought To Burn Alive Two Christian Families in Batala Church: Report
BATALA, Punjab, Mar. 04, 2010, 10.00 Hrs (SAR News):
The Punjab police are hiding the fact that hoodlums of rightwing Hindu groups in Batala tried to burn five Christians alive. More...

v CBCI Plenary Assembly Elects New Office Bearers

NEW DELHI, Mar. 02, 2010, 16.00 Hrs (CBCI News):
His Eminence Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, elected new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBCI), the world’s fourth largest bishops’ conference. Major Archbishop Moran Mar Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, and His Grace George Punnakottil, Bishop of Kothamangalam was elected the first and second vice-presidents respectively. Archbishop Albert D’Souza of Agra was elected as the new Secretary General of the CBCI for next two years. More...

v National Consultation on ‘The Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Act, 2009
NEW DELHI, Mar. 02, 2010, 12.00 Hrs (CBCI News):
“The Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Act, 2009” proposed to be passed in the next session of the parliament has serious repercussion in the lives and livelihood of 24.5 lakhs of fishermen directly and many others indirectly in India. More...

v Be Peace Builders, Cardinal Gracias Tells Youth of Northeast India
GUWAHATI, Assam, Mar. 02, 2010, 10.10 Hrs (CBCI News):
The Bishops of India participating in the 29th bi-annual General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) at Guwahati joined the Catholic community of the city and delegates from the 15 dioceses of the region, in a concelebrated Eucharist on Sunday, 28 February, at the Don Bosco School grounds in the city. More...

v Christian Community of Northeast Enthrall the Bishops at the Cultural Parade
GUWAHATI, Assam, Mar. 02, 2010, 10.10 Hrs (CBCI News):
More than 800 people representing 72 cultural troops hailing from the fifteen dioceses of Northeast India enthralled the Bishops of India, during a cultural pageant held at the Don Bosco School grounds in Guwahati. More...

v Assam Chief Minister Hosts Dinner for Bishops, Lauds Christian Contribution
GUWAHATI, Assam, Mar. 02, 2010, 10.10 Hrs (CBCI News):
Assam Chief Minister Mr.Tarun Gogoi hosted a dinner in honour of the Catholic Bishops of India during their 29th General Body Meeting being held in the Assam capital and gateway to Northeast India, 28 February. More...