CRI

The Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Conference of Religious India ended in a colourful climax in the football fields of the Don Bosco School in the presence of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Tarun Gogoi and His Excellency, Pennachio, the Vatican Ambassador to India. Bishops from the Northeast and Brothers and Sisters from all across the nation congregated to be a part of the gaiety and fun.

CRI was formally erected in 1963 by the Holy See by approving its Statutes. The same year it became a registered society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. Today, there are 822 Major Superiors registered with CRI. They belong to 334 Congregations representing 1, 15,587 professed members.

From November 2012 onwards the National President and the President of Priests’ Section is Fr. V.M. Thomas SDB. The Vice-President and the President of Sisters’ Section is Sr. Rita Pinto RSCJ. The second Vice-President and the President of the Brothers’ Section is Fr. Jose CMI.

The CRI House in Delhi is the National Secretariat of the Conference. The regular running of the CRI is done by the fulltime National Secretary Fr. Joe Mannath SDB and his team based at the Secretariat.

Every year CRI conducts its National Assembly in places fixed by the Conference with a view to deal with matters common to all Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, especially those affecting consecrated life in India, and to work to establish suitable co-ordination and co-operation with various Episcopal bodies and with individual bishops and to promote fellowship at all levels of the Christian community in a spirit of humble service and in collaboration with all sections of the people of God and all people of good will.

The field was a riot of colours as children from different schools and Dioceses of the Northeast gathered together to dance, sing and spread the message of peace.