CCBI Youth Commission achieves its vision through an effective mission ‘PLAN’

P – providing resources in faith related issues

L – leading and accompanying the youth to be agents of change for a new society

A – animating and coordinating the Word of the Catholic Youth Commissions/Organizations/Movements

N – nurturing and encouraging the development of comprehensive youth ministry at all levels – from grassroots to the national

EXTRACTS FROM THE PASTORAL PLAN OF CCBI

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) sees its 25th anniversary as an opportune time for the aggiornamento and renewal of the Latin Church in India. She ‘gives thanks to the Lord’ (Ps 118:1) for the communion of the Church in all the rich diversity of the particular Churches over which Bishops preside in charity (Ecclesia in Asia 25 & 26). The CCBI is the Episcopal Conference of the Latin Church in India with 18 million Catholics spread out in 132 Dioceses all over India, embracing about 75% of the total number of Catholics in India. The Silver Jubilee of the CCBI providentially coincides with the commencement of the Golden Jubilee of the Second Vatican Council and the Holy Father's call for the Year of Faith and the New Evangelization. These grace-filled events were the occasion for prayerful reflection and deliberation among the Bishops, who, while acknowledging the existence of the pastoral plans at Regional, Diocesan and Parish levels, saw the need for a PASTORAL PLAN FOR THE LATIN CHURCH IN INDIA.