the goan I networkPANAJIChurch officials in India, including a Goan bishop, have requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to invite Pope Francis to visit India, while also appealing to him to lead Indian delegation for canonization of Mother Theresa in Rome later this year. Office-Bearers of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) headed by its President, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis and accompanied by the Secretary General Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas and the Deputy Secretary General, Msgr Joseph Chinnayyan, met the Prime Minister in his office in the Parliament. According to reports from the CBCI, the delegation requested Modi to invite the Pope to visit India at a convenient date, suitable to both the Government of India and the Vatican. “The PM assured the delegation that he would seriously look into the matter, consult with his colleagues and will do the needful.” “Cardinal Baselios Cleemis also requested the Prime Minister to personally lead the Indian delegation for the canonization of Mother Theresa, to be held in Rome on September 4. The PM appreciated the sentiments of the bishops and assured that he would favourably consider the proposal,” the CBCI stated. While appreciating and thanking the Govt of India its efforts so far to save the life of Fr Tom Uzunnalil from the ISIS abductors, the CBCI delegation requested Modi to personally intervene for the safe release of Fr Uzhunnalil.
Church officials request PM to invite Pope to India
Also request Modi to lead Indian delegation for canonization of Mother Theresa in Rome
