Brothers, with joy and gratitude to the Lord we wish to share with you what the Holy Spirit has worked through us in this 86th General Chapter, which had as its theme the words of St. Francis: Dominus dedit mihi fratres… ut irent in mundum. Gathered around the Crucified and Risen Christ, who gives us His Spirit to […]
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Rome, September 14, 2024. Chapter Secretary Br. Damian Philip Pereira read the Closing Act of the 86th General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin today in the presence of Chapter President Br. Roberto Genuin and all the capitulars. He thus officially ended the work of the Chapter. In the evening, at the end of
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Rome, September 13, 2024. Today is the penultimate day of the General Chapter. The dynamics of the work are beginning to point toward its conclusion. Since the morning, the capitulars in the Aula have been adding the final touches to the motions: corrections, adaptation, some clarification questions, discussion. All this work of refining the motions is
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Rome, September 12, 2024. It is Thursday of the last week of the Chapter, and already we have a glimpse toward its conclusion with the typical tasks of the final days: preparing the summaries of the work of the commissions, formulating motions, perfecting a draft for a message from the capitulars to the brothers of the
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Peace and good! The new BICI, n. 388-II – september 2024, has been published. It can be downloaded from the website or viewed directly via the link below. Fraternally, Br. Francisco Castillo OFMCapCommunications Office
Rome, September 11, 2024. At the end of the assembly proceedings, two works were presented on the morning of September 11, which collect the history of the Capuchins and the marks they have left through the centuries, namely the Lexicon Capuccinum. The text, well known within the Order, in its various editions, has now seen the light
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Rome, September 11, 2024. The Church gives much attention to the issue of child and vulnerable adult abuse. Our Chapter has also addressed this issue, especially about prevention. On the afternoon of September 10th, Dr. Adriana Dominguez, director of Praesidium, was present in the Aula Magna, offering introductory training on prevention of abuse toward children and
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It is Tuesday of the final week of the Chapter, and the welcome coolness of dawn following an overnight rain set a tranquil and fresh mood over the morning’s activity. There was work in the conference groups (ceti) on the “Ratio Formationis” followed by the usual sharing of the group secretaries in the hall. But
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Rome, September 9, 2024. In the late morning, the capitulars received a visitor from the Vatican in the Aula Magna: Sister Simona Brambilla, a member of the Consolata Missionary Sisters and Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (DICLSAL). Her presence was immediately perceived as an expression of communion and
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Rome, Sept. 9, 2024. The weekend of Sept. 7 and 8 was set aside for a pilgrimage to the Franciscan holy places in Assisi and La Verna. There, the friars were able to renew their vows and draw inspiration by retracing the paths of the Seraphic Father, especially to La Verna where he used to
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