Carmelite Provincials and delegates from the Provinces are gathering in Rome for a General Congregation of the Order. The meeting is taking place from 5 September to 16 September at Villa Aurelia, near the Vatican in Rome. The theme of the gathering is Gift and Mission: The Radical Witness of Consecrated Carmelites in the World of Today. “By This Everyone will Know that You are My Disciples” (Jn 13: 35).
General Congregations are held every three years before a General Chapter to discuss matters of common interest to the whole Order, fostering communication and contact between the General Curia (central administration) and the various areas of the Order.
The Province of Australia & Timor-Leste is represented at the gathering by Fr Paul Cahill (Prior Provincial) and Fr Carlito Da Costa Araújo (delegate).
