Church in US celebrates National Catholic Schools Week
(Vatican Radio) The Church in the United States is observing the week of January 31 – February 6 as National Catholic Schools Week 2016. This year's theme, "Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service," focuses on the important faith-building, academic and societal contributions provided by a Catholic education.
Presentation of the book "Witnesses of the Resurrected"
(VIS/Vatican Radio) A press conference was held in the Holy See Press Office on Monday to present the book "Witnesses of the Resurrected", the proceedings of the annual formation course for new bishops organised by the Congregation for Bishops, edited by the Vatican Publishing House (LEV). The speakers were Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops; Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari, secretary of the same Congregation, and Archbishop Francesco Cacucci of Bari-Bitonto, rapporteur of the Course.
Fr. Christudas Rajappan new Auxiliary bishop of Trivandrum, India
The Holy Father, has appointed Fr. Christudas Rajappan, of the diocese of Trivandrum, India of the Latin Rite as the new Auxiliary bishop of the same diocese on February 2. Currently Fr. Christudas was serving as the Rector of St. Vincent’s Seminary of the said diocese, Director at Board for Clergy and Religious and Parish Priest at Kochuthura ( Puthukurichy) St. Thomas Aquinas Church.
