CBCI general body meeting to discuss youth

(February 19, 2010) The 29th General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) starting next week in the northeastern city of Guwahati, Assam state, will focus on youth. CBCI’s general body meeting that takes place every two years will be hosted at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, from February 24 to March 3. CBCI spokesperson, Divine Word priest Fr. Babu Joseph said that over 160 bishops will discuss the theme, ‘Youth for Peace and Harmony,’ in order to “formulate policies and strategies to motivate young people to serve the Church and the nation.” Others who are scheduled to attend the meeting are the executive secretaries of the CBCI Commissions, Directors of National Centres, representatives of the Catholic Council of India (CCI), the Conference of Religious India (CRI) and Youth delegates of 13 Regions. Among the various programme during the meeting is a public event scheduled for February 28, which will be attended by Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi and civil authorities. The CBCI has 228 member Bishops from the Latin rite as well as the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara oriental rites.