Catholics in Goa say Pope has given them an “approa-chable pastor” who is “an epitome of faithful servant” as their new auxiliary bishop. The Pope on April 6 appointed Father Simião Purificação Fernandes, who is the current director of the Pastoral Insti-tute of St Pius X at Old Goa, as the auxiliary bishop of Goa and Daman. Cardinal Filippe Neri Ferrao, arch-bishop of Goa and Daman, said the clergy, religious and the laity “ext-end our warmest felicitations” to the bishop-elect. The cardinal prayed for God’s grace to accompany his auxili-ary “in all his endeavours, granting him wisdom, courage and compa-ssion.”
Spanish bishops speak out after leaks of their meeting with Leo XIV
The executive committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) meeting in Madrid this week, issued an official statement regarding the leaks
