Elias Joseph Gonsalves

"How do we deepen the faith of our people? People are simple and have faith, but this needs to be renewed and revitalized, to awaken missionary zeal into our people. We need to focus on training and creating a new leadership of lay faithful. Another challenge we face is the poverty among the Catholic community, too, and they too need holistic development."

"Minorities have been asserting their rights but bureaucrats and education officials have tried to downplay them. I wish all the best to all our educationists that they might turn the High Court order into a reality."