CCBI Launches Matrimony Portal for Indian Catholics

CCBI Launches Matrimony Portal for Indian Catholics

Panaji: The Family Commission of the CCBI unveiled a revolutionary Matrimony Portal on July 26, 2024, at the Archbishop’s House in Panjim, Goa. This innovative platform is designed to help Indian Catholics find their perfect match, fostering a stable and happy family life.

As the sun shone brightly on the feast day of Saints Anne and Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, His Eminence Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, President of the CCBI and Archbishop of Goa and Daman, inaugurated the portal with a blessing.

The launch was attended by dignitaries, including Bishop Simiao Purificaçao Fernandes, Rev. Dr Stephen Alathara, Fr Arul Raj Gali, Fr Duming Gonsalves, Karl Fernandes and Vinita Fernandes of Missionary Families of Christ and Marlon D’Cruz and Diana D’Cruz of Crusader for Jesus with Mary.

The Matrimony Portal, integrated with the Catholic Connect App, promises a unique experience with its feature-rich platform. Users can enjoy stringent profile verification, faith-based matchmaking, advanced privacy and security measures, a user-friendly interface, and free registration. Accessible via the Catholic Connect mobile app and website catholicconnectmatrimony.com, this platform is poised to transform the way Indian Catholics find their life partners.

Fr Arul Raj Gali, Secretary of the CCBI Family Commission, emphasized that the portal is more than just a matchmaking platform. “We aim to help couples build happy and stable families,” he said. “To support this, we are providing counselling services to help resolve problems early on.”

Fr Stephen Alathara, Deputy Secretary General of the CCBI, expressed the portal’s potential. “This will be a very useful platform for Indian Catholics,” he said. “Our Catholic Connect platform, launched in January 2024, has already seen tremendous success. We are excited to expand our services with the upcoming Migrant Portal and Job Portal.”

Catholic Connect, an initiative of the CCBI, has been providing specialized online services for the Indian Catholic community. From daily mass readings and prayers to news and information, this platform has become a beacon of faith and connection.

As the CCBI Matrimony Portal embarks on its journey, it’s clear that this is more than just a platform – It is a bridge connecting hearts and souls.

The matrimony portal is freely available in the Catholic Connect App or on the website catholicconnectmatrimony.com.