Bishop John Rodrigues of Poona has been elevated to coadjutor bishop of Bombay archdiocese, paving the way for him to succeed Cardinal Oswald Gracias in India’s largest diocese. Cardinal Gracias, who ...

In a video statement posted online, Cardinal Oswald Gracias said a 2020 recording of a telephone conversation had been ‘mischievously edited’ to give the wrong impression. The cardinal has ...

Catholic and Protestant dioceses in Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, have got themselves entangled in two separate court cases over prime multi-million-dollar properties, which activists say show ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has appointed the Most Reverend Father Simon Almeida, of the clergy of the same diocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Poona and former Assistant ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Simon Almeida, 65, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Poona. Fr Almeida, who currently serves as deputy secretary of the Western Regional Bishops’ Council and Parish ...