Rome, Italy, Jun 23, 2009 / 14:11 pm
During a press conference at the conclusion of their 187th General Chapter, the Order of Friars Minor O.F.M. announced that the current Minister General, Father Jose Rodriguez Carballo, has been elected to a second term.
It was also announced that Father Michael Anthony Perry has been elected as Vicar General.
During the press conference, Fr. Rodriguez explained that by 2015 the Friars Minor will establish a presence in some areas of the former Soviet Union, Laos, Cambodia, Senegal, Cameroon and Ghana.
He also said that next week an open letter would be sent to the Secretary General of the U.N. regarding the conflict taking place in Sri Lanka and asking for intervention to help civilians.