CBCI urges PM to lead delegation for Mother Teresa’s canonisation
CBCI urges PM to lead delegation for Mother Teresa’s canonisation Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE | Friday, 29 April 2016 AT 12:10 PM IST Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) , Pune , PM Narendra Modi , President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis , Camil Parkhe Pune: A delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) met PM Narendra Modi recently to urge him to lead India’s official delegation for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in Rome on September 4. The CBCI delegation was led by its President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis and included Secretary General Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas and Deputy Secretary General Joseph Chinnayyan. The CBCI delegation has also requested the Modi to invite Pope Francis to visit India at a convenient date, suitable to both the Government of India and the Vatican. The CBCI delegation has also thanked the Government of India for its efforts to save the life of Fr Tom Uzunnali...