For prayer with the Word of God: Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.
Let us pray for the leaders of our nation and states, that they may govern according to the Constitution and the rule of law, uphold justice with impartiality, and protect the dignity and rights of all people, especially those facing religious violence or persecution.
Cardinal Poola Anthony, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India), was born on 15 November 1961 in Poluru, in the diocese of Kurnool. After attending the minor seminary in Nuzvid, he studied at Saint Peter’s Pontifical Seminary in Bangalore.
He received priestly ordination on 20 February 1992 and was incardinated in the diocese of Cuddapah.
