Mumbai gets two auxiliary bishops
Mumbai:  Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed two auxiliary bishops for the archdiocese of Bombay to assist its Cardinal Oswald Gracias. The new prelates are Father Savio Dominic Fernandes, currently the archdiocesan chancellor, and Father John Rodrigues, dean of St. Pius X College at Gor.....

Archdiocese of Bombay gets two Auxiliary Bishops
Your Eminence/Grace/Excellency, In the light of the Communication received from the Apostolic Nunciature, I wish to inform you that His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed: i. Rev. Fr. Dominic Savio Fernandes, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Bombay, as Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay and Titul.....

Adoration Service
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HIERARCHY Your Eminence/Grace/Excellency, I wish you a Happy Feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Our Lord on June 2, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI in the programme for the Year of Faith, because of the strong link be.....

Catholics Increase Worldwide: Holy See’s Statistical Yearbook and Directory
Vatican City: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, along with Archbishop Angelo Becciu, substitute for General Affairs presented to Pope Francis the 2013 edition of the Annuario Pontificio, with is the annual directory of the Holy See, as well as the “Annuarium Statisticum .....

Pontiff Celebrates Mass With Argentine Journalists
Vatican City: On Saturday, Pope Francis celebrated his daily Mass in Saint Martha’s residence. At the end of the celebration, he greeted 11 Argentine journalists and their families, all residents in Rome, as correspondents of local newspaper offices , among them ANSA, Clarin, CNN, La Nacion, La7.....

Pope Makes Appeal to Respect Life from the Moment of Conception
Vatican City: Before concluding the Mass that gave the Church 802 new saints, Pope Francis greeted the official delegations from their respective countries. The Holy Father’s address was followed by the recitation of the Regina Caeli. Addressing the Italian delegation who were present for t.....

Francis Canonizes Record-Breaking Number of Saints: 802
Vatican City: Pope Francis presided over the first canonizations of his pontificate at a Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday. With 802 canonizations, he raised to the altars the largest number of saints to be simultaneously canonized in the history of the Church. Those declared saints were.....

CBCI Regional Secretaries for Education and Culture Seek Amendment to RTE
New Delhi (CBCI News):  After a round of meeting of heads of Minority schools including the Muslims and other Minorities and various Christian denominations from January till the end of April, the Regional Secretaries from the various CBCI regions met at the CBCI Centre to take stock of the s.....