Cardinal Anthony Poola, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad, has encouraged the faithful to support and promote the Telugu version of the film "The Face of the Faceless," based on the life of Blessed Rani Maria.
Cardinal Anthony Poola, India’s first Dalit Cardinal and the current President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), has called on both the Central and State governments to publicly reassure minorities that they are safe and protected. In an interview with The Indian Express, a national English-language daily newspaper in India, on February 16, he said that a visible commitment to constitutional freedoms is essential to strengthen public confidence and national unity.
On December 29, 2024, Cardinal Anthony Poola, Archbishop of Hyderabad, inaugurated the Jubilee Year 2025 in the archdiocese during a solemn ceremony at Saint Joseph Cathedral, Gunfoundry, on the feast day of the Holy Family.
At an event, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) launched a set of 115 school textbooks, along with electives/non-core curriculum books, for the Central Board of Secondary Education and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations schools.
"Gundala Matha is most liked form of Our Lady by the people of two Telugu states. Every apparition of Virgin Mary has a unique message to the people. Every miracle through Mother Mary reminds us the fact that God is with us," Said Cardinal Poola
On October 29, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Anthony Poola of Hyderabad as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Nalgonda as Bishop Joji Govindu retired on July 31, 2021.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, appointed member of the Dicastery for Evangelization and Cardinal Anthony Poola as a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, by Pope Francis on October 7.
