Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto

A "Sadbhavana (goodwill) studio" was blessed in New Delhi on April 30.

Archbishop Couto emphasized the importance of understanding the biblical text that anoints one to "proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord, to bring good tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, and to let the oppressed go free."

A key church leader in India said Christians are duty-bound to make Christianity's contributions to nation-building known to the common people of India.

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão (69), Archbishop of Goa and Daman was re-elected as the President of the Latin Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) by the 33rd Plenary Assembly held at St. John’s National Institute of Health Sciences, Bangalore from 11 to 12 November 2022. Archbishop George Antonysamy (69) of Madras- Mylapore and Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto (68), of Delhi, were also re-elected CCBI Vice President and Secretary General respectively.