What we do
The activities of the Assembly are those laid down in No. 144 of our present Constitutions and in No. 8/31 of the Ordinances of the General Chapter of the Order. These are:
- It carries out the functions entrusted to it by the Constitutions, by the Ordinances of the General Chapters, by its own Statutes or by the Minister General;
- It promotes and strengthens the collaboration and cooperation of the Capuchin Provinces/Custodies in the territory within the competence of the Assembly, among themselves and with the other Conferences of the Order, with the other Franciscan Families and, as far as possible, with the Episcopal Conference and the Conference of Major Superiors;
- It considers questions concerning the life of the Order in the territory of the Assembly, to coordinate activities, to facilitate the solution of common problems, and to promote unity of government;
- It provides for the common good of the Order and to issue specific norms (general and particular) for the territory within the competence of the Assembly, in the manner provided for in the Constitutions (Const. 144.5);
- It promotes solidarity among the Conferences of the Assembly by identifying “contemporary” forms of witness as a prophetic sign of the renewal of Christian life and the promotion of peace, justice and the integrity of creation;
- It continues the inculturation of the Capuchin-Franciscan charism in the territory of the Assembly, respecting the particular historical and cultural context of the Order;
- It strives to be a concrete and effective instrument of dialogue and collaboration between the Conferences and the Central Government of the Order;
- It promotes the exchange of personnel between the Conferences (EACC and CONCAO), as far as possible, and with the other Circumscriptions and Conferences, bearing in mind the common good of the Order.