Pope urges Indian Church to bear fruits

(ANSA) - Vatican City, January 10 - Pope Francis has sent his blessings to India's Latin-rite bishops, wishing their plenary assembly bear much fruit in the service of their faithful, helping them to grow in faith and charity, Vatican News said Thursday.
    "His Holiness sends fraternal greetings to you and your brother Bishops gathered on this occasion, and invites you 'to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ... an openness to letting Him encounter [you]… unfailingly each day" (Evangelii Gaudium, 3)," wrote Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin in a message sent on behalf of the Pope to the bishops. The message was addressed to Cardinal Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), the association of India's Latin-rite bishops.