New Delhi: In a significant development for the Catholic Church in India, Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and Archbishop of Trichur, met with Pope Leo XIV during the General Audience at the Vatican on October 22, 2025. The meeting marked another milestone in the ongoing dialogue between the Holy See and the Church in India.

Archbishop Thazhath expressed deep joy and gratitude following the audience, recalling his earlier meeting with Pope Leo XIV on May 14, 2025, shortly after the pontiff’s election, when he had been received alongside other Oriental bishops. “I am very happy to inform you that today I had the great privilege and honor of meeting Pope Leo XIV during the General Audience,” Archbishop Thazhath said, highlighting t

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