Bishop Filippo Iannone, O.Carm. nominated to senior position Vicegerent in the Diocese of Rome The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, has today nominated to one of the most senior positions in the Diocese of Rome, Italy, His Excellency Bishop Filippo Iannone, O.Carm. (Brun), who up until now has been Bishop of the Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo since the 19th June 2009. Together with this office, the Pope has conferred on him the title of Archbishop. Rome is the Pope’s Diocese to which he nominates the Cardinal Vicar and t ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. 15-01-12 Sr. M Joaquina Valls Pons (KAL) 23-07-21 08-12-45 08-12-48 16-01-12 Sr. M. Carmela Teresa Ciliberti (MTN) 11-09-25 08-10-52 09-06-56 23-01-12 Sr. M. Carmela Nasuti (SGP) 02-07-21 06-09-52 08-09-55 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Activities of the Prior General On the 17th of December 2011, in the company of Fr. John Keating, O.Carm., Councilor General for Europe, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral O.Carm., gave a talk a the ecumenical centre for lay people in Rome, (The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas) in the topic: "Alternative Expressions for talking about God". From the 6th to the 8ty of January, he took part in the "All Students Gathering" of the two North American provinces (PCM and SEL) in Whitefriars Hall i ...Continue Reading

European Carmelite Youth Meeting A group of young people who had been involved in the Carmelite European Pilgrimage of Hope (Rome, 2010) and with the Carmelite Youth Day in Madrid in 2011, met with the Councillor General for Europe, Fr. John Keating, O.Carm., at the General Curia in Rome from 20th to the 22nd January. They met in order to continue the work begun at these two events and to explore new ways of assisting the European provinces in their involvement with young people, but with a special emphasis on the Carm ...Continue Reading

Assembly of the Provincial Commissariat of Peru (PCM) During the Assembly of the Provincial Commissariat of Peru (PCM) held on 17-20 January 2012 were elected: Commissary Provincial:  Fr. Enrique Laguna Vargas, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Eduardo Rivero Cárdenas, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Gerald Payea, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asamblea del Comisariado Provincial del Perú (PCM) Durante la Asamblea del Comisar ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 04-01-12 P. Francis Vincent McDonald (SEL) 03-02-20 16-07-40 16-07-43 07-06-47 11-01-12 P. Roel Nijland (Neer) 07-01-40 12-09-68 23-11-73 24-06-67 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 09-12-11 P. Fredericus Sudarmawirjautama (Indo) 03-03-33 02-07-55 02-07-58 09-07-61 30-12-11 Sr. Giovanna Mazzi (MTL) 07-03-27 02-07-49 02-07-52 03-01-12 Sr. M. Domenica Mondelli (VET) 10-04-20 12-08-48 27-08-51 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Onteniente, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Onteniente, Spain, was held 11 December 2011. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Magdalena Pla Tortosa, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Margarita Medina Armas, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Jesús Barahona Berzal, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Magdalena Pla Tortosa, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. M. Lourdes Font Font, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. M. Margarita Medina ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE December 2011 Professio Solemnis 20-12-11 Eduardo Ferreira (Flum), São Paolo 20-12-11 Ezequiel Vinízius De O. Pereira (Flum), São Paolo 20-12-11 Tiago Oliviera da Cruz (Flum), São Paolo Ordinatio Diaconalis 04-12-11 Ernesto G. Ombrog III, (Phil), Quezon City 10-12-11 Roberto Carlos Gazabón Arroyo (Ita-Col), Roma Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 18-12-11 Alfredo Pimenta (GerS-Par), Curitiba www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Triennial Meeting for Bursars – 15 – 20 October, 2012 At a recent meeting of the General Finance Commission of the Order, it was decided to hold the Triennial Meeting of Bursars at “Il Carmelo”, Sassone from 15 to 20 October 2012. Arrivals will be on 15 and departures on 20 October, with the working sessions from 16 to 19. There will be a mixture of plenary sessions, including an address by the Prior General and reports from the General Councillors, as well as regional meetings. This meeting is intended for friars and ...Continue Reading