This initiative addresses the dual concerns of public safety and environmental protection, resonating with communities across Asia that face similar challenges during festive periods.
It explains that the “deacons and priests who are selected as clergy through the sacrament of holy orders have the duties of proclaiming the Gospel, administering the sacraments, and serving the Church as collaborators of the bishop.”
“The Church stands with them, and as [shepherds] from various ecclesiastical jurisdictions with fisherfolk within our pastoral care, we stand with them and we bishops give voice to their fears and anxieties, their woes and their concerns,” they said.
Sophal Phon, a director of St. Paul Institute, said, "the most important purpose of this seminar is to want students and participants to create small projects in researching according to their institutions at the end of the workshop."
“Let us ensure that our dream of fraternity in peace is not confined to words! The word ‘dialogue’ is, in fact, extremely rich and cannot be limited to discussions around a table,” Pope said.
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CBCI) reelected Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath of Trichur as its President, Archbishop Geroge Antonysamy as its first Vice President, and Bishop Joseph Mar Thomas of Bathery as its second Vice President. Archbishop Anil Couto of Delhi as its Secretary General.
The project covers 55 hectares of the extraterritorial area at Castel Gandolfo, divided into 35 hectares of beautiful gardens and 20 hectares of agricultural and livestock land, greenhouses, and service buildings, said Vatican News.
Nurhartanto stated, "must prioritize a peaceful, non-violent approach during the campaign period up to the time of the general election and afterwards."
“The negative impact of environmental destruction and social degradation continues to cause immense suffering for a vast number of our brothers and sisters around the globe,” Pope said.
Pope said, “Jesus will make us a pedagogue—patient, severe, sweet, or firm as we need in our discernment because He knows us better than we know ourselves, and He waits for, encourages, and supports us in all our journey.”
“Starting with the magisterium of Pope Francis and the great changes marking the present era .. theology is confronted with a new challenge, that of addressing the topic of the family in an adequate and renewed manner,” said Paglia.
The Sunday and Weekday Editions of the Roman Missal (Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia) in English for India was released by Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), and the Archbishop of Goa and Daman on January 30, 2024.
"The Gift of the Priestly Vocation (Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis)," a foundational document on priestly formation from 2016 will be a key text in the conference.
The Lenten journey “will be concrete if… we realize that even today we remain under the rule of Pharoah. A rule that makes us weary and indifferent. A model of growth that divides us and robs us of our future, said the Pope.
