The Commission responsible for revising the Ratio Formationis met at the Generalate from 14 to 20 March 2026. This meeting marks the final stage of work that began in March 2022.
In the preceding months, the members of the Commission worked in language groups to incorporate observations and suggestions submitted by the circumscriptions of the Order throughout the process: the English-speaking group (Fr Daniel Chowning, Washington; Fr Thaddeus Chike Dim, Nigeria; Fr Grzegorz Tyma, Kraków; Fr Haluendo Amit, Philippines), the Spanish-speaking group (Fr Martín Martínez, General Definitory; Fr Pascual Gil, Iberian Province), the Italian-speaking group (Fr Pawel Porwit, International College; Br Claudio Grana, Genoa), and the French-speaking group (Fr Jean-Baptiste Pagabelegem, General Definitory; Fr Anthony-Joseph Pinelli, Paris).
During this final week, the friars succeeded in producing a complete text, which will be presented to the General Definitory in June 2026. Following this, the new Ratio Formationis will be presented to the Order as a whole.
At the working session on Tuesday afternoon, 17 March, the Commission was joined by the Father General, who was thus able to express his support and interest in the work once again. This work represents one of the priorities of the current sexennium.
