Latin-rite bishops reflect on ‘mission of the Church’

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Twenty-five Catholic bishops from all over India came together in the country’s commercial capital, Mumbai, in early July to take a closer look at the Church’s core mission in the country, AsiaNews reported.

They prayed and reflected on how best the Church can seek out, touch and heal the wounds of Jesus in suffering humanity.

The July 2-7 “Bishops’ Joint Reflection Programme” was the initiative of Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI), the official body of the country’s Latin-rite bishops, one of the three rites that make up the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, the nation’s apex Catholic bishops’ body.

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and president of both CBCI and CCBI, explained to AsiaNews that the purpose of the program was “to reflect on the mission of the Church and how we can touch the wounds of Jesus.” “St Thomas the Apostle, whose liturgical memorial recurred on July 3, wanted to touch the wounds of Jesus with his own hands,” Cardinal Gracias explained.

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