On February 8, 2025, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Bernard Laloo the Auxiliary Bishop of the Shillong Archdiocese in the Northeastern Indian State of Meghalaya.
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy as the Archbishop of Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India, transferring him from the Diocese of Warangal on February 8, 2025.
The Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, celebrated its Golden Jubilee celebrations with a solemn Eucharistic celebration on February 6, 2025, at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish grounds in Daringbadi, Kandhamal district.
Catholics of Kandhamal district in eastern Indian state of Odisha gave a rousing welcome to 23 bishops who visited the region to express solidarity with survivors of the 2008 anti-Christian violence.
The Bishops of India gathered for the 36th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) in Bhubaneswar and issued a letter of gratitude to the People of God, reaffirming their commitment to a Synodal Church.
The 36th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) on February 4 concluded with immense joy at XIM University in the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Odisha, eastern India.
In 1993, amidst the serene yet socially restricted village of Kurtamgarh in the Kandhamal district of the eastern Indian state of Odisha, a girl was born into a world where education for girls and women was considered a privilege rather than a right.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão has been re-elected as the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), while Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has been elected as the Vice President and Archbishop Vincent Aind of Ranchi as Secretary General.
