CRI Karnataka - KRCR

21/10/2018

MYSURU: Mysuru CRI organised a seminar on Psycho-sexual Integration on Oct 14, 2018 at Pushpashram. Rev Sr Rose Celine the Superior General and National President of Women’s wing of CRI was the resource person. Nearly 300 Religious Sisters, Priests and Brothers attended the seminar. Her talk in the context of sexual abuses among the clergy and the religious was enlightening and she laid emphasis on Psycho-sexual integration

14/09/2018

BENGALURU: Apostolic Nuncio to India Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro met the Bishops and Major Superiors of Religious Congregations working in Karnataka and the Secretaries and Joint-Secretaries of the 18 Regional Commissions of Karnataka on Sept 12, 2018 at Palana Bhavana – Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Bengaluru.

Rev. Fr. Peter Machado, the Archbishop in his welcome welcome gave an overall picture of the church in Karnataka and later Fr. Lourduswamy, the Director of KROSS presented to the Nunciao the Regional Pastoral Plan. Fr. Stanislus Jerome D’Souza, SJ, the President of KRCR gave a brief report on the life and mission of the Religious in Karnataka taking back to the historical origins.

The Nuncio in his address appreciated the work that being done in Karnataka and called for mutual collaboration between the clery, religious and laity.

12/08/2018

Harvest Festival Dance by St. Mary’s School, Mysore South run by SMMI Sisters at the KRCR Annual Assembly 2018

Harvest festival dance by SMMI Sisters – St. Mary’s Convent and School Boarding, Mysore South. Mysore and Mandya is a land of farmers and agriculture. The ch...

12/08/2018

Dance by Mercy Residential School for the Hearing Impaired

Mercy Residential School for the Hearing Impaired is established on July 3rd 1985 with 5 Hearing Impaired. The specially trained teachers taught these speech...

12/08/2018

Flos Carmeli School, Kesare, Mysore run by the CCR Sisters depict the cultural heritage of Karnataka at the KRCR Annual Assembly 2018

Through the Karnataka Anthem and the dance, students of Flos Carmeli School, Kesare, Mysuru, run by the CCR Sisters, depict the various cultures of Karnataka...

12/08/2018

Dance by Mercy Residential School for the Hearing Impaired

Mercy Residential School for the Hearing Impaired is established on July 3rd 1985 with 5 Hearing Impaired. The specially trained teachers taught these speech...

10/08/2018

BENGALURU: The Regional Commission for Formation organized a seminar for the Major Superiors and their delegates on Aug 9, 2018 at NBCLC, Bengaluru.

Rev. Francis Serro, SJ, Bishop of Shimoga and the Chairperson of the Regional Commission for Formation, in his key note address highlighted the difficulties that the religious congregations are facing in recruiting vocations and in nurturing them through the formative years. There were around 100 participants.

Fr. Victor George, a Canonist from the Diocese of Mangalore was the respource person spoke on “Trends in Vocation and Formation to Priesthood and Religious Life” from the canonical perspective.
Fr. Richard Britto, the Secretary for the Commission welcomed the gathering and Sr. Jyothi Fernandes, UFS thanked.

23/07/2018

BELLARy July 21: The Bellary unit of KRCR held its general body meeting on Juy 21, 2018 in Bellary. 41 Religious men and women were present.
Fr Arun SJ from Manvi gave a talk on ‘new wine in new wine skins’ after which elections were held of the executive members. The following were elected to the post:

President: Sr Thangamma
Vice President: Fr Prem OFM
Secretary: Sr Molly George
Treasurer: Sr Lilly Fernandes
Executive Members: Fr ArunSJ, Sr Thecla, CSSA and Sr Jacintha, SCCG
Sr. Narcisa Sequeira, SJC from Bengaluru conducted the elections.

20/07/2018

The Annual General Body Meeting of the KRCR Unit of Gulbarga was held in July 14, 2018 at Sugyan Diocesan Pastoral Center Kotnoor.

Rev. Dr. Robert Miranda, Bishop of Gulbarga who was present at the meet appreciated the contribution of the Religious in the Diocese and requested to work in collaboration in actualizing the Diocesan Pastoral Plan.

Rev. Fr. Anand Prabhu delivered a talk on ‘Fundamentals of Religious Calling’. He inspired the gathering to strengthen their contemplative life, continue the mission of Jesus by being the co-creators with God and to discern like Jesus in doing always the will of God responding to the present day situations.

After the talk Rev. Fr. Jerald D’Souza SJ conducted the elections.
The following were elected:
President: Fr. Anthony Das, SJ
Vice President: Sr.Manel Pinto, DHM
Secretary: Sr Avelin Souz, BS
Treasurer: Sr Rochana, CSST

17/07/2018

MYSURU: KRCR Unit of Mysuru, held its Annual General Body meeting on on July 15, 2018 at Teresian College Auditorium.
The Meeting with the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr. Stifan Perera, Executive Secretary of KRCR. Fr. Dominic Vas, the President Mysuru CRI preached a fitting homily on prophetic witness of Religious Life.
Later Pro. Babu Matthew, Prof at Law College, Bengaluru presented a paper on “The Indian political scenario today and our response as Religious as we are on the threshold of 2019 General Elections".
More than 300 priests and religious participated in the seminar which ended with agape.

08/07/2018

The Regional Secretaries of CRI gathered for a meeting at the national CRI Tri-Annual Assembly in Chennai on May 30, 2018.

08/07/2018

The National CRI Assembly was held from May 27 - 30, 2018 at SRM University Chennai. Around 500 Major Superiors participated in this annual event.

Sr. Rose Celine, BS, the Mother General of the Bethany Sisters from Karnataka got elected as the President of Women CRI Section and as the Vice President of National CRI