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Conference of Religious India Bulletin (CRIB) is a free email newsletter-website designed and edited professionally for the religious of India.
The weekly electronic newsletter is produced with the assistance of UCAN, Asia’s largest Church news service. It is the result of a partnership between The Conference of Religious India (CRI) and Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN).
The email newsletter is designed to help the Religious increase their awareness on what is happening in India, within Religious life and in the wider Church and the world. It will carry news and views on Religious in India and throughout the world.
The Conference is the canonically recognized forum of Major Superiors of Religious congregations working in India. The members meet together in conferences and councils, so that by combined effort they may work to achieve more fully the purpose of each institute, while respecting the autonomy, nature and spirit of each. They can also deal with affairs which are common to all, and work to establish suitable coordination and cooperation with Episcopal conferences and individual Bishops”. (Canon 708)
Origin and Development of CRI
With the coming into existence of an independent nation, the Church in India had to rely on its own sons and daughters for her vitality and mission. God blessed us with numerous vocations to Religious Life. Drawing inspiration from Pope Pius XII, the Major Superiors of Religious Institutes in India met in conference, separately at first as men and women in 1960-61, and then jointly in 1962. In 1963 the Holy See formally erected CRI by approving the Statutes. The same year it became a registered society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
The 1970’s and 1980’s saw an effort and effective contribution towards the re-orientation of Apostolate. This was indirectly influenced by the “Church in India Today” Seminar (1969) and the Synod of Bishops on “Justice in the World”. (1972). Based on the experience gained, and the reading of the signs of the time, the Statutes went in for a revision and a new Statute was approved in 1980. With it, structural modifications began.
The Brothers became a distinct section. The permanent Secretary system changed to a National Secretary, with a specific term of office, and responsibilities. An independent Secretariat came into existence with additional Religious staff other than the National Secretary. Financial restructuring facilitated more effective functioning of CRI. The theme of the National Assemblies during the 1980’s, and their statements, indicate the prophetic role of religious leadership in the country.
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