Bro. Daniele Giusti appointed as new General Secretary of the Institute

The General Council has decided to separate the office of treasurer general from that of legal representative despite the fact that RL 163.2 indicates that normally the legal representative is the provincial or general treasurer. In fact, one of the more recent Church documents, CIVCSVA, “The Economy at the Service of the Charism and Mission” n 65, suggests that, wherever possible, it is best to separate the service of provincial or general administration from the office of the legal representative.

Fr. Umberto Pescantini General Secretary of the Institute from 2005 until today

The GC offers its heartfelt thanks to Fr. Umberto Pescantini for his many years of service first as General Secretary of Missionary Animation and afterwards as General Secretary of the Institute from 2005 until today. The GC greatly appreciates the service he rendered throughout all those years both for the competence and the dedication shown by Fr. Umberto in this work that is so important for the life of the Institute. We have all seen how swiftly and efficiently he replied to emails and carried out the work demanded of him as well as his great availability to be of assistance whenever asked, leaving aside his work to attend to the needs of the confreres.

As well as this service, Fr. Umberto has always been very involved in pastoral work and participated actively in the services of the community. We leave it to the Lord of the Harvest, who is always more generous than ourselves, to reward his faithful servant. The GC and the Curia community wish him great serenity and trust in the Lord in the new services which the Institute will entrust to him in the future.