Pastoral handbook along with revised Kannada Bible released in Karnataka

Archbishop of Bangalore Rev Bernard Moras released a pastoral handbook and revised version of Kannada Bible on Thursday.

The `Pastoral handbook -- a manual for archdiocesan priests and people of God of the archdiocese of Bangalore', Archbishop Moras said, will be a spiritual guide to all bishops and priests on how to perform their duty better," adding "the book is the result of a long struggle."

In addition to this, a revised Kannada Bible was unveiled to a gathering of Catholic Bishops.

The translation was done by Catholic and Protestant Biblical Scholars and published jointly by the Karnataka Region Catholic Bishop's council and the United Bible Societies of India.

According to Moras, the Bible contains both prosaic and poetic forms, which will interest the modern reader.