by Felcy D`Souza, Bangalore

Bangalore, Feb 8: The Catholic Bishops' Conference Of India (CBCI) will be holding its General Body Meeting (GBM) here from February 8 to 15. The theme of the meeting to be held in St Peter's Seminary is ”Catholic Education and the Church's Responsibilities to the Marginalized”.

The faithful of the archdiocese are praying for the success of the meeting everyday by reciting  a special prayer composed for the occasion. The various committees that were formed to organize this great event have made the necessary arrangements and chalked out programmes and action plans.

On February 12, there will be a public mass and civic reception for the bishops at St. Joseph's Indian High School Grounds, near Kantheerava Stadium. The Holy Mass will begin at 4.00 pm, followed by the civic reception which will be attended by over 155 Bishops and Cardinals Of India, the Papal Nuncio from Delhi, the Papal delegate for education from Rome, the Governor, the Chief Minister and Education Minister Of Karnataka.

A large number of priests, religious and faithful attend this programme and bear witness to their faith by showing love and respect to the Bishops. The Parish Priests have made necessary arrangements for the people to attend this function in large numbers.

The Archdiocese of Bangalore is hosting the meeting for the first time in Bangalore. Archbishop Dr Bernard Moras, the clergy, the religious and faithful of Bangalore Diocese are striving their best to make this CBCI GBM a great success.