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 Zou Catholic Literature and Liturgical Committee (ZCLLC) released the third and final edition of the Zou Missal (Nipi Niteng Mass Siengthou Latna) on February 3, 2025, at St. Luke's Chapel, Zoveng, under Good Shepherd Parish, Lamka, India.
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.
The Tamil Nadu Conference of Religious (TNCRI) marked the Day of Consecrated Life with an inspiring environmental initiative, “Nature is Godliness,” coinciding with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2, in Tamil Nadu, India.
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.
The Diocesan Catechetical Centre of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman organized a Catechetical Day (Jubilee of Catechists) in celebration with the Sunday dedicated to the Catechetical Apostolate in the Archdiocese. The event took place at St. Joseph’s Church in São José de Areal on February 1-2, 2025.
The number of people using drugs worldwide is spiking. A 2024 report by the United Nations put the number of people using drugs in 2022 at 292 million, a 20 percent rise over 10 years.
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) honoured Dr. Shaison P Ouseph, the director of the heart-touching film Face of the Faceless, along with its producer Sandra D' Souza Rana, in recognition of their powerful storytelling and contribution to faith and social justice.
The Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore, south India, hosted the much-anticipated Catechism Children’s Jubilee 2025 on January 26 at Santhome Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu, India.
An inter-religious center based in India has begun a 50-day training on culture, traditions, and faith practices for participants coming from South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.
The Ecumenical Pongal Festival, the Harvest Festival of the Tamil people, was celebrated in the Archdiocese of Madurai with people of various religions and denominations on the occasion of India's 76th Republic Day, January 26, 2025.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has urged the Church to adopt a participatory and synodal approach to its mission.
