A Paperless General Chapter

Rome, September 12. The General Chapter, which will conclude in a few days, continues to reflect on and discuss the topics on the agenda and which have been detailed in the preceding news items. Today we would like to note how the Chapter intended to reduce the consumption of paper, which in some ways can be very high as well as unsustainably expensive.

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An Impassioned Discussion for an Improved Collaboration

Rome, September 11. This last week of the General Chapter is a week for listening; there are reports as well as discussions both in the groups and in the plenary assembly. Yesterday morning, Monday, Br. Antonio Belpiede, General Procurator of the Order, presented the draft statutes for the general custodies.

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Official Photo of the new General Minister

We are happy to let you know that we have prepared the official photo of the new General Minister, Br. Roberto Genuin. It has been printed and distributed to all the capitulars present at the General Chapter. Here are the links to the photo so that it can be printed.

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The Final Week of the General Chapter

Rome, September 10. The high point of the General Chapter was the election of the Order’s new administration last week. The days that remain are given to discussion of certain questions on the life and organization of the Order. The following topics are on the agenda: statutes for the general custodies, houses outside the territory of a circumscription, and fraternal collaboration between circumscriptions.

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