New Delhi July 5, 2025 (CCBI): The Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu, until now Bishop of...

Volume No. XXXVI, 1 | January-June 2025 His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

New Delhi, India – June 3, 2025: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), the national episcopal conference for the Latin...

Bangalore, 18 May 2024 (CCBI): Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B, Bishop Emeritus of Krishnagar, West Bengal, passed away on Saturday, 18 May 2024, at 5:55 am in Manorama Hospital, Ranaghat, due to cardiac failure. He was 80 years old. The funeral services will be held on Monday, 20 May 2024, at 10:30 am in the Cathedral of the Most Holy Redeemer, Krishnagar. Bishop Gomes led the Diocese of Krishnagar from 2002 until his retirement in May 2019, serving faithfully for 17 years.

Fr John Barman Bangalore, 10 May 2025 (CCBI): The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has appointed Fr John Barman MSFS as...

Rev. Dr. Anthaiah Kondaveeti Bangalore, 10 May 2025 (CCBI): Rev. Dr. Anthaiah Kondaveeti has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Commission for Ecumenism of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI). The decision was made during the Executive Committee meeting held in Bangalore on 6–7 May 2025. A priest of the Diocese of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, Fr. Anthaiah brings with him nearly three decades of priestly ministry. Born on 5 May 1969 in Katrapadu, he was or

Bangalore, 9 May 2025 (CCBI): Fr. Madanu Anthony, a priest of the Diocese of Hyderabad, has been appointed as the Social Apostolate Coordinator of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI). The decision was made during the Executive Committee meeting held in Bangalore on 6 and 7 May 2025. Born on December 16, 1982, in Mariapuram, Hyderabad, Fr. Anthony is 42 years old. His academic journey is marked by a strong foundation in philosophy, theology, education, and human

Bangalore, 9 May 2025: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has appointed Rev. Dr. Charles Davis as the new Director of the CCBI Bioethics Forum. The decision was taken during the Executive Committee meeting held on 6–7 May 2025 in Bangalore. Fr. Davis, a priest of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar, is a renowned expert in Moral Theology and Bioethics. Born on 26 July 1975 in Perur, Tiruchirappalli, he has served the Church for over two decades through pastoral mini

Bangalore, 9 May 2025: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has appointed Fr. Nigel Barrett (56), from the Archdiocese of Bombay, as its new Public Relations Officer (PRO). The appointment was made during the Executive Committee meeting held on 6–7 May 2025 in Bangalore. Fr. Nigel holds a doctorate in Broadcast Journalism and New Age Communication Tools from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He also holds a master’s degree in social communication from McGill Univ

Bangalore, 9 May 2025: In a significant step to promote the role of women in Church leadership, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has appointed two women religious to key national positions. Sr Hilda Diago Rodrigues, MMSB, aged 49, has been named the new Coordinator of the Health Apostolate and Sr Margarita Dias, SCB, aged 40, from the Congregation of St Charles Borromeo, Western Province, has been appointed Associate Director of Communio. Sr. Hilda member of

Bangalore May 8, 2025 (CCBI): The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) expresses heartfelt gratitude and great joy upon receiving the joyous news of the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as the 267th Successor of Saint Peter and Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Peter Machado, Vice President of the CCBI, on behalf of the bishops of the CCBI expressed deep gratitude to God for the gift of a new Shepherd to the Universal Church. With faith a