Procurator General’s Office: FIMP Formation Course
On May 8-10, 2023, a second formation course on “Properties: Resources, Opportunity and Sustainability” was conducted for Ministers Provincial, Custodes, Economs, Exactors, Legal Representatives...
Lay Brothers Can Become Major Superiors
With a rescript dated May 18, 2022, Pope Francis changed canon law to allow for non-clerical religious, those belonging to clerical institutes of pontifical...
Meeting of the General Procuration Office with Friar Students of Canon Law in Rome
On April 29, 2022, the friar students of canon law residing in Rome met with the members of the General Procuration Office. The meeting...
New Vademecum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
On July 16, 2020, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the “Vademecum on Certain Points of Procedure in Treating Cases of...
Provincial and Custodial Chapters during the Pandemic
With the ongoing pandemic we are experiencing around the world, the question arises as to whether or not we should celebrate Provincial and Custodial...
Legal Updates
Ipso Facto Dismissal for Illegitimate Absence and Inability to Be Contacted
The Motu proprio "Communis vita" promulgated by Pope Francis on March 19, 2019, introduced...
Major Superiors Limited to Two Consecutive Terms
The new Constitutions establish that "election to the offices of Minister General, General Definitor, Minister Provincial, and Custos is limited to only two consecutive...
The Pro-Vicar: An Authentic Interpretation of the Constitutions
Should a Minister Provincial be unable to fulfil his office, the Vicar Provincial shall take his place, while retaining the title of Vicar until...