The Catholic Conference of Madhya Pradesh (CCMP) organised a two-day meeting at the Pastoral Centre, Bhopal. All the Catholic Bishops of Madhya Pradesh and various representatives from different parts of the State, namely Bhopal, Indore, Satna, Sagar, Khandwa, Jhabua, Ujjain, Gwalior and Jabalpur, participated.
The focus of the meeting was ‘In growing environment of violence and unrest, a challenge to become a messenger of peace’.
Reflecting upon the theme, all the participants emphasized to live their life more effectively inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ, so that they could make a better and peaceful society. They were also committed to bring more dedication in their services through education, health and other social services. While talking to media persons Archbishop of Bhopal leo Cornelio said, “Today in society, communal forces and antisocial elements for their vested interests are trying to divide the society on the basis of religion, cast, colour and language. We need to come together and face these challenges. We need to protect the society from these divisive and unconstitutional
elements to keep up the unity and sovereignty of our country. Such an environment challenges us to become real messengers of peace.”