The 90th General Chapter of the Discalced Carmelite Order is on in Fatima at the moment. Yesterday was the election of the new Superior General, a post that lasts for six years. A straight majority gets you elected the first time but to be re-elected for a second term you need two-thirds of the votes, plus one - same as a papal election. Anyway, the news is out:
Father Saverio Cannistrà of the Sacred Heart, until now Provincial Superior of the Italian Province of Toscany, has been chosen, ... Continue reading ...
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