When India’s bishops meet in Bangalore during the first week in February(1st to 8th Feb), they will discuss “the role of the Church for a better India.” While India has only 18.6 million Catholics--fewer than half the number of those in Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, the US, Italy, or France--it now has more seminarians (14,798) and sisters (95,530) than any other nation in the world.  read more »