CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF INDIA

BHOPAL, Madhya Pradesh, JULY 30, 2010, 11:15 Hrs (CBCI News):
A national workshop on communication for pastoral leadership (CPL) was held at Pastoral Centre, Bhopal, July 22-25. The chairman of CBCI Commission for Social Communications Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal SVD of Indore inaugurated the workshop. More...

v Touring the Vatican without Taking a Step
ROME, JULY 29, 2010, 09:55 Hrs (Zenit.org):
Nothing can compare to a visit to Rome to admire the Sistine Chapel in person, or feel the "embrace" of the colonnade surrounding St. Peter's Square. More...

v Youth Day Volunteers Trained to Aid Disabled. 10,000 Handicapped Expected to Visit Madrid
MADRID, Spain, JULY 29, 2010, 09:55 Hrs (Zenit.org):
In the preparation for the visit of 10,000 youth with disabilities coming to Madrid for the 2011 World Youth Day, volunteers are receiving special training as helpers for the handicapped. More...

v Commission for Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Releases Literature in 10 Languages on Right to Food
NEW DELHI, JULY 28, 2010, 17:35 Hrs (CBCI News):
As a result of two years of intensive work on Right to Food Campaign among the grassroots organisations in 17 states of the country, the Commission for JPD has produced Right to Food Materials in 10 Languages. More...

v Inter Religious Prayer Held
UDAIPUR, JULY 28, 2010, 13:35 Hrs (Norbert Herman / CBCI News):
Sarvdharm Maitri Sangh organized an Inter-religious Prayer service at here. Fr.Norbert Herman SVD, the Director of Sarv dharm welcomed the gathering and introduced the activities of the Sarvdharm Maitri Sangh. More...

v KCBC Pastoral Instructions for Priests and Religious
KOCHI, JULY 28, 2010, 12:40 Hrs (KCBC):
In order to improve the diocesan pastoral ministry and the collaboration with the religious and diocesan priests, the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council’s (KCBC) and Kerala Catholic Major Superiors’ (KCMS) joint meeting held at the Pastoral Orientation Centre, Kochi. More...

v CBCI Focuses on Millennium Development Goals for Justice Sunday
NEW DELHI, JULY 28, 2010, 12:40 Hrs (CBCI News):
The Justice Sunday 2010 is observed by the Catholic Church in India on 22 August. The church is focusing on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The Commission for Justice, Peace and Development has issued a message, liturgy and other resources. More...

v Website on Formation in Communication Launched
NEW DELHI, JULY 27, 2010, 17:00 Hrs (CBCI News):

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Commission for Social Communications, New Delhi, has launched a website on communication for pastoral leadership. The website (www.communicationformation.com) was inaugurated and launched by Chairman of the Commission, Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal SVD. More...

v Rally and Dharna for Equal Rights for Dalit Christians
NEW DELHI, JULY 22, 2010, 14:00 Hrs (Cosmon Arokiaraj / CBCI News):

National Council of Dalit Christians with the collaboration of CBCI and NCCI held a Rally and Dharna on 21st July 2010 from 9 am to 4 pm, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, to urge the Union Government to take an urgent action on the NCRLM report... More...

v Sister Nancy Pereira, the Sister of The “Bank for the Poor” Dies

BANGALORE, JULY 20, 2010, 16:00 Hrs (CBCI News):
Sister Nancy Pereira, a member of the Daughters of Maria Auxiliatrix (FMA), died on 14 July at her FMA community Home in Bangalore. She was born at Pudukkuruchy, in Kerala, 14 August 1923, and made her first Profession on 6 January 1945. More...

v Christian Women Networking to Promote Rights And Fight Violence
KARACHI, Pakistan, JULY 20, 2010, 16:00 Hrs (Agenzia Fides):
“In the social context of Pakistan, where women suffer widespread abuse and discrimination, Christian women are the most vulnerable and defenceless the most exposed to vexation and violence ”... More...

v Police Release Two Christians Accused of Blasphemy, But the Christian Community Still Lives in Fear
FAISALABAD, Pakistan, JULY 20, 2010, 16:00 Hrs (Agenzia Fides):
After suffering from threats and violence in the past few days, Christians in Faisalabad are breathing a sigh of relief: two brothers arrested on charges of blasphemy have been released. More...

v Holy See Delegate to the UN Appointed
VATICAN CITY, JULY 19, 2010, 11:30 Hrs (Zenit):
Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, apostolic nuncio to Iraq and Jordan, as permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations in New York. More...

v Bishop Appointed for New Malankara Diocese in US
VATICAN CITY, JULY 19, 2010, 11:30 Hrs (VIS):
The Holy See has erected the apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara faithful in the United States of America (priests 15, religious 35), appointing Fr. Thomas Naickamparampil, secretary general of the major archiepiscopate of the Syro-Malankara Church, as first apostolic exarch of the new exarchate, at the same time appointing him also as apostolic visitor for Syro-Malankara faithful in Canada and Europe The bishop-elect was born in Mylapra, India in 1961 and ordained a priest in 1986.