India Has "Little Catechism on the Eucharist"

NEW DELHI , India , MARCH 28, 2006 ( Zenit.org ).- The Indian bishops' Commission for Bible and Catechetics is publishing a "Little Catechism on the Eucharist."

The catechism comes as a follow-up to the "Year of the Eucharist" proclaimed by Pope John Paul II.

In a statement the bishop' commission said: "The book, 'Little Catechism on the Eucharist,' is dedicated to children in a particular way, even though it is equally beneficial to the young and adults."

Children, it said, "need to receive the necessary preparation to learn the primary and fundamental elements of the Christian faith, of which the sacrament of the Eucharist is the center."

The "Little Catechism on the Eucharist" was originally prepared by the Dominican Father Roberto Coggi and published by Edizioni Studio Domenicano in collaboration with the Institute of St. Clement I, in Rome .

The Indian episcopate received permission to publish it in India with adaptations.