Catechetical Centre, Karachi
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The Catechetical Centre, Karachi is the organization responsible for catechesis in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in Pakistan.
Fr. Anjou Soares
was the director of Karachi's Catechetical Centre till 1992. Emmanuel Neno has been director of the Catechetical Centre from 1992 to 2002.
There are five similar organizations that make up the Association of Pastoral Institutes of Pakistan. These are the Pastoral Institute of Multan
; Catechetical Centre, Karachi; Dar ul Kalam, Lahore; Pastoral Centre, Rawalpindi; and Catechists Training Centre, Khushpur.
The Centre is responsible for training catechists. 34 catechists attended a November 11, 2002, training in Karachi organized to introduce the Asian Integral Pastoral Approach (AsIPA), a pastoral process promoted by the Office of Laity of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences.
The Centre also contributes to publications like the rituals [new Urdu-language texts for the Sacraments and rites] in seven volumes, published after a seven-year effort by a team led by Father Robert McCulloch, a Columban missionery, and Emmanuel Neno, director of the Catechetical Centre. The first volumes were published in 2000, following approval from the Vatican.
Young Pakistani Catholics recently completed a five-week Faith Formation course set up in 1993, that helps them discover their religious identity. 32 participants from seven parishes of Karachi archdiocese attended the February 4-March 6, 2002 program at the Centre.
Father Arthur Charles
, director of the Centre in 2006, proposed plans to launch the first Urdu-language Catholic weekly in Pakistan. The newspaper will be called Agahi
and will be based in the Centre’s office.
The Centre also organises programs on liturgical music like the one titled "Proper Use of Music in Worship" on Jan. 27, 2007, at the Holy Family Hospital
Auditorium. The event attracted 220 people from 12 parishes.
The Catechetical Center is also home to Good News TV
, the Archdiocese internet based TV channel. Part of the center has been converted into a studio.
Fr. Anjou Soares
Anjou Soares
Anjou Soares was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1942. He graduated from Karachi University before entering the Christ the King seminary. He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in 1969....
was the director of Karachi's Catechetical Centre till 1992. Emmanuel Neno has been director of the Catechetical Centre from 1992 to 2002.
There are five similar organizations that make up the Association of Pastoral Institutes of Pakistan. These are the Pastoral Institute of Multan
Pastoral Institute of Multan
The Pastoral Institute of Multan, Pakistan, is aimed at aiding the local church grow into a church of witness and mission.The objective is to aid the lay person to witness to Gospel values, be formative in the faith and an agent of change....
; Catechetical Centre, Karachi; Dar ul Kalam, Lahore; Pastoral Centre, Rawalpindi; and Catechists Training Centre, Khushpur.
The Centre is responsible for training catechists. 34 catechists attended a November 11, 2002, training in Karachi organized to introduce the Asian Integral Pastoral Approach (AsIPA), a pastoral process promoted by the Office of Laity of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences.
The Centre also contributes to publications like the rituals [new Urdu-language texts for the Sacraments and rites] in seven volumes, published after a seven-year effort by a team led by Father Robert McCulloch, a Columban missionery, and Emmanuel Neno, director of the Catechetical Centre. The first volumes were published in 2000, following approval from the Vatican.
Young Pakistani Catholics recently completed a five-week Faith Formation course set up in 1993, that helps them discover their religious identity. 32 participants from seven parishes of Karachi archdiocese attended the February 4-March 6, 2002 program at the Centre.
Father Arthur Charles
Arthur Charles
Arthur Charles received his religious training at the Christ the King Seminary and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.From 2005 to 2009 he served as assistant parish priest at St. Jude's Parish, Karachi....
, director of the Centre in 2006, proposed plans to launch the first Urdu-language Catholic weekly in Pakistan. The newspaper will be called Agahi
Agahi
Agahi is the new weekly published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. It is the first such paper to be published in Urdu – the national language – not only in the diocese but in the whole country...
and will be based in the Centre’s office.
The Centre also organises programs on liturgical music like the one titled "Proper Use of Music in Worship" on Jan. 27, 2007, at the Holy Family Hospital
Holy Family Hospital
Holy Family Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, was founded in 1948 by the Medical Mission Sisters, a Roman Catholic religious order for women based in Philadelphia, USA. This was at a time when very few health care facilities existed in Pakistan....
Auditorium. The event attracted 220 people from 12 parishes.
The Catechetical Center is also home to Good News TV
Good News TV
Good News TV started as a showcase produced by a small team in a studio in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to use modern media as a tool to connect people to their faith. It is supported by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. Good News TV offers...
, the Archdiocese internet based TV channel. Part of the center has been converted into a studio.