Synodal Interviews: Fr. Frans Damen, GABR Provincial (Belgio) and NESP Coordinator

Some questions to Fr. Frans Damen, GABR Provincial (Belgium) and NESP Coordinator about same issues regarding his Configuration.

TV2000: Fr. Mario Bartolini

At the beginng of the afternoon session the Synod members were offered the possibility of viewing this program that the station TV2000 dedicated to Fr. Mario Bartolini and his case. It descrived the factors that caused our fellow religious to be brought to trial for having defended the rights of the Peruvian workers. Then Fr. Jesús María Aristín was interviewed and he clarified the current status of the process in this matter.

The Report of Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, General Superior of the Passionists: 3th part

The activity of the Synod this morning began with the third part of the report of Fr. Ottaviano, Superior General of the Passionists. In this section of his report he spoke about those projects and proposals that we are developing so that the Synod members could have a clear understanding of these projects so that they can discern those that can be better developed by means of the contribution of their entities. The report concluded by remembering our two bishops who died this year and the anniversary of our Constitutions and the initiatives taken in this area.

Synodal Interviews: Fr. Antonio Maria Munduate, FID (Colombia) and Sacred Heart Coordinator

Some questions to Antonio Maria Munduate, Viceprovincial of FID (Colombia) and Sacred Heart Coordinator about same issues regarding his Configuration.

Synodal Interviews: Fr. Michael Ogweno, MATAF (South Africa) and CPA Coordinator

Same questions addressed to Fr. Michael Ogweno, Member of SPIR (South Africa)  and CPA Coordinator on some issues regarding Restructuration and his Configuration.

The Report Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, General Superior of the Passionists: 2nd part

In the second part of Fr. General's Report for the Synod, he described the journey made from the last Synod in Cuernavaca to the present day, describing what has since been achieved and underlined the decisions which must yet be made. In his address he also talked about some of perplexities and the resistances to the process of renewal that affect us and made references to the spiritual and personal attitudes that are necessary to go on peacefully and resolutely, towards the next stages.