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NEWS FROM THE CONFERENCES<br />

CIPI<br />

ITALY<br />

40 TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF CIPI<br />

The 40 th Annual Assembly of CIPI<br />

(Conference of <strong>the</strong> Italian <strong>Passio</strong>nist<br />

Provinces) took place on April 14 -16, 2008<br />

at <strong>the</strong> Shrine of St. Gabriel of <strong>the</strong> Sorrowful<br />

Mo<strong>the</strong>r (TE).<br />

The meeting was primarily dedicated to <strong>the</strong> questionnaire<br />

of <strong>the</strong> General Curia on Restructuring in<br />

preparation for <strong>the</strong> General Synod of <strong>the</strong><br />

Congregation. The decision was made to give <strong>the</strong><br />

greatest amount of attention to four of <strong>the</strong> ten areas of<br />

priority that were selected by <strong>the</strong> General Chapter.<br />

These are: 1) International collaboration for community<br />

life and apostolate; 2) Solidarity with regard to<br />

personnel and finances; 3) Formation and 4)<br />

Preferential option for youth. In its concluding<br />

remarks <strong>the</strong> following points were highlighted:<br />

Internal Restructuring of <strong>the</strong> Province, beginning<br />

with personal “conversion”; redoubling efforts at collaboration<br />

among <strong>the</strong> Italian provinces; and <strong>the</strong> unification<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Italian provinces.<br />

The following religious were elected to positions<br />

of leadership with CIPI: Fr. Fernando Taccone,<br />

(PIET) as new secretary of CIPI and Fr. Vincenzo<br />

Fabri, (PIET) as legal representative of CIPI. ●<br />

40 th Annual CIPI Assembly<br />

26<br />

July 2008 - PIB n. 17

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