Introduction
Catholic Bible Commission Pakistan (CBCP) is under Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference. It was constituted in April 2002. Board of CBCP consists of one delegate from each Diocese.
The ministry of CBCP has its foundation in Dei Verbum, Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Vatican II, November, 1965). The fundamental purpose of CBCP is to make people lovers, believers and animators of the Word of God.
Objectives
This vision is realized through the followings main objectives:
- Translating, updating and Publishing of the Holy Bible in Urdu and other local and cultural languages
- Provide Training and Formation for Bible leaders and animators making study of Biblical sciences available
- Preparing Bible related auxiliary material to make Word of God understandable and relevant to people
- Coordinating the promotion of the Biblical Apostolate in an organized manner
- Spreading missionary orientation for the Word of God among local church
- Ecumenical working together for the Word of God
- Ecumenical working together for the Word of God
CBCP conducts its activities mainly through Bible Promotion and Biblical Apostolate.
Ministry and Projects
Catholic Bible Commission Pakistan (CBCP) promotes its ministry for Reading, Training and Publication of the Word of God.
- Year of the Word of God (2008-2009)
- Four-Years program (2004-2007) of “Promotion of Holy Bible”
- Golden Jubilee (1958-2008) of first computerized edition of Catholic Urdu Bible
- Golden Jubilee 50 Awards for Bible promoters
- National Klam Congress
- Seminars on Biblical Sciences
- Klam Camps and Klam Conventions
- Bible Study Summer Camp, Ayubia (2017-2019)
- Bible Marathon Pakistan(2012, 2015)
- Catholic Bible Study (CBS) Tours(Jordan, Egypt, Turkey)
Reading
1. Golden Jubilee of Catholic Urdu Bible (1958-2008). CBCP celebrated Golden Jubilee of Catholic Urdu Bible (1958-2008) as Year of the Word of God in 2008. A special year was declared open as Year of the Word of God.
2. Klam Ke Lakh Dost. The fundamental objective of Klam ke Lakh Dost (Hundred Thousand Friends of the Bible) is to make people lovers, believers and animators of the Word of God. The Bible Reading Chart helps to read the entire Bible in one year and ten months.
3. Kalam Ka Sall (Year of the Word of God- 2008-2009) .CBCP celebrated Klam Ka Saal (Year of the Word of God) on Golden Jubilee of Catholic Urdu Bible (1958-2008) in 2008.
4. Kalam Ka Sall (Year of the Word of God- 2008-2009). In view of Goledn Jubliee of Dei Verbum (Nov. 1965-Nov.2015) CBCP had declared a Year of the Word of God in Pakistan. Year of the Word of God was solemnly launched on Sunday 15th November 2015 in the Archdiocese of Karachi and was solemnly closed on Sunday 13th November 2016 in the Archdiocese of Lahore.
5. Bible Marathon Pakistan 2012. In October 2012 CBCP organized Bible Marathon at Marian Shrine in the Archdiocese of Lahore. Holy Bible was read for 7 days and 6 nights (127 Hours) without a break. There were 200 volunteers participated.
About 1900 readers took part from all over Pakistan. Total participants were about 4000.
6. Bible Marathon Pakistan 2015. On Sunday 15th November 2015 CBCP organized Bible Marathon at St. Philip’s Church in the Archdiocese of Karachi for three dioceses mainly, Diocese of Hyderabad and Diocese of Quetta. The whole Holy Bible was read for 7 days and 6 nights (127 Hours) without a break.
There were many Volunteers from three dioceses from south of Pakistan participated and paid their services. About 2000 readers took part in Bible Marathon while thousands of believers participated.
7. Bible Marathon Pakistan (Islamabad-Rawalpindi Diocese) 2020. Bible Marathon Pakistan 2020 will be held on 13-20 November 2020 at three places in the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi at three different.
