The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India has appointed Maria Francis from the Archdiocese of Bangalore as the new national director of YOUCAT India.
She will coordinate the ministries of the Youcat India Missionary Movement and will guide its members in India.
Youcat, short for Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, also styled as YOUCAT, is a 2011 publication that aims to aid youth to better understand the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Francis is an engineer by profession and a member of the Holy Redeemer Parish, Hennur, Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka State in southern India.