Bangalore 29 January 2023 (CCBI): The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) elects new Chairmen for its 16 Commissions on Sunday 29 January 2023 during the 34 Plenary Assembly. New Chairmen were elected: (1) Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur, Kerala: Chairman, Commission for Basic Ecclesial Communities; (2) Bishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu, Bishop of Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu: Chairman, Commission for Canon Law and Legislative Texts; (3) Bishop George Pall

Ref: DS/398/2020 18 February, 2020 Bangalore 18 February 2020 (CCBI): The new three volume English Lectionary for India was released by...

Ref: DS/396/2020 17 February, 2020 The Church in India Urges the Faithful to Promote the Gospel Values Bishops express serious concern over the new Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. Bangalore, 17 February 2020: Inaugurating the 32 Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin Church, in Bangalore on Sunday 16 February 2020, His Excellency Most Rev. Giambattista Diquattro, the Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, exhorted the Bishops i

Benaulim, Goa 9 January, 2020: Inaugurating the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India’s (CCBI) Secretariat Extension in Benaulim, Goa His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias the Archbishop of Bombay and the President of the CBCI urged the Church in India to promote solidarity and respect all in our country. “The Citizenship Amendment Act is a cause of great anxiety for all citizens and there is a danger that there could be a polarization of our peoples along religious lines, w

All India Press Release Ref: DS/293/2019 14 January, 2019 Chennai: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) established two new Commissions, for Ecology and Small Christian Communities (SCC). The members of the 31st Plenary Assembly of the CCBI held from 7 to 14 January 2019, at Joe Animation Centre, Mahabalipuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu voted in favour of establishing the two Commissions. The Bishops decided to establish a special department for Ecology, as a response

All India Press Release Ref: DS/291/2019 Chennai: Inaugurating the 31st Plenary Assembly of the conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin Church, in Chennai on 8th January 2019, Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, the Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, exhorted the Church in India to pay attention to the needs of the humanity. He said, “There is a need for the Church to attend to the needs of humanity, which is the joy of the Church in living the Gospel

Bengaluru, 2 January, 2019: The 31st Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) is scheduled to be held from 7 to 14 January 2018, at the Joe Animation Centre, Mahabalipuram, Chennai. The Assembly will deliberate on the theme “The Joy of the Gospel” and will chalk out detailed programmes and action plans to revitalize the ministry of love and compassion of the Church at the diocesan and parish levels. The Assembly begins on Tuesday, 8th January, 20

Ref: DS/241/2018 5 February, 2018 Bangalore, 5 February 2018: Inaugurating the 30th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin Church, in Bangalore on Sunday 4 February 2018, His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India and the Archbishop of Bombay exhorted the Bishops in India to urge the faithful to become fully Indian and fully Christian. He said: “The Catholic Church needs our n

All India Press Release Ref: DS/109/2017 24th January 2017 The 29th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) to be held in Bhopal to invigorate the Family Apostolate Bengaluru, 24 January 2017: The 29th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) is scheduled to be held from 31st January to 8th February, 2017, at the Pastoral Centre, Ashaniketan Campus, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The Assembly will deliberate on the the

All India Press Release Ref: I-a-5/CCBI-PR/01 2 February 2015 The 27th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) to be held in Bangalore to invigorate the Liturgical Life. What is CCBI? The CCBI is the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India for the Latin Rite Bishops, which was established on 22nd April, 1988 in accordance with the Code of Canon Law and the letter of St. John Paul II, dated 28th May, 1987. The CCBI has its own organizatio