PUBLICATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

. Publication of the two annual issues of Carmelus, edited by Michael Plattig.

. Bibliographia annualis Carmelitana, edited by the Bibliographer, specifically in recent years by Jakub Walczac.

. Collaboration with the Discalced Carmelites, particularly with the Teresianum, for the BIS (Bibliotheca Internationalis Spiritualitatis), now online, under the special care of Jakub Walczac.

RESEARCH NOTICES

. Research funded by the "Emanuele Boaga" grant from the General Archives.

. Research funded by the “Studia Carmelitana” grant from the Carmelitana General Library.

. Research funded by the “Jochim Smet” grant of the Institutum Carmelitanum.

CARMELITE STUDIES

. Research on Saint Angelo of Licata, in collaboration with the General Archives and the General Postulation. Conference for the 800th Anniversary of the Death of Angelo di Sicilia, Licata 15 May 2021. Publication in progress, edited by Mario Alfarano, O.Carm. and Marco Papasidero.

. Research on Blessed Angelo Paolo, in collaboration with the General Archives and the General Postulation. Conference "Angelo Paoli. Behind the Scenes", Rome, November 12, 2022. Publication in progress, edited by Simona Serci and Mario Alfarano, with contributions by Giovanna Brizi, Emanuele Atzori, Simona Durante, Ruggiero D'Oronzo, and Marco Papasidero.

. Angelo Paoli. Guide to Sources, edited by Simona Serci, under the supervision of the General Archive and with contributions from Mario Alfarano, Emanuele Atzori, Matteo Antollini and Simona Durante.

. Esther Van De Vate (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen): Edition of the writings of Michael of Saint Augustine and research on Carmelite sanctity in the 17th century.

. Martin de la Croix, O.Carm. (French Delegation): Research on Jean de Saint-Samson.

. Edition of Treatise on Ecclesiology by Bartolomeo Xiberta, in collaboration with Don Josep Manresa.

. Cristina Cumbo, archaeologist: research on the Carmelite convents in Rome (S. Crisogono in Trastevere, S. Maria in Traspontina, S. Martino ai Monti, S. Giuliano all'Esquilino), under the aegis of the Institutum Carmelitanum and the General Archives.

COLLABORATIONS WITH UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

. Collaboration with Monica Brinzei, director of the Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes (IRHT) in Paris, in organizing seminars on medieval Carmelite scholastic philosophers and theologians.

. RICI – Research on the Congregation of the Index's survey of Italian convent libraries, in collaboration with several Italian universities.

. Collaboration with the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), the Ecclesiastical Archives Association (AAE) and the Pontifical Gregorian University: Simona Serci and Mario Alfarano participated as speakers in the training course Transmit, Manage, Enhance, promoted by the Pontifical Gregorian University, the CEI and the Ecclesiastical Archives Association, Rome 2022. https://www.unigre.it/it/storia/notizie-ed-avvisi/corso-di-formazione-per-archivisti-ecclesiastici/

. Collaboration with the Institute of History of Mediterranean Europe – CNR and the Department of European, American and Intercultural Studies of the Sapienza University of Rome: Simona Serci gave a speech at the International conference Mapping and Translating Spaces, Cultures and Languages. Experiences from the Missions Connected to Early Modern Empires (1500-1750), round table “Missionary Archives and Linguistic-Cultural Interactions”, Rome, 11 July 2024. https://sites.google.com/uniroma1.it/mapping-translating-prin22-cnr/project?authuser=0

. Collaboration with the University of Catania: Sara Bischetti and Rosa Parlavecchia participated as speakers at the Study Day Describing incunabula, Catania, October 11, 2024. https://www.aib.it/eventi/giornata-di-studi-descrivere-incunaboli

. Collaboration between the General Archives and the Pope John Paul II University in Krakow for the digitization of ancient materials from the Polish Carmelite Province. The documentation will be made accessible on the university's portals. The project was presented by Szymon Sulecki, archivist of the Polish Carmelite Province.

. Seminar series Begging Compared: Mendicant Orders Between Rule and Reality, Rome 2025-2026, in collaboration with the Pontifical Gregorian University and other mendicant orders. https://www.unigre.it/en/events-and-communication/events/events-calendar/mendicita-a-confronto-ordini-mendicanti-fra-regola-e-realta1/flyer/

. Collaboration with CEI and AAE, for the development of the Classification Holder for Religious Orders and Congregations. Giovanni Grosso, O.Carm., participated as a representative of AAE and Simona Serci as a representative of the General Archives of the Carmelite Order. https://www.beweb.chiesacattolica.it/UI/attachments/Titolario%20per%20le%20curie%20degli%20Ordini%20religiosi_15giugno2023.pdf

. Support for the activities of the “Titus Brandsma Circle”.

TEACHING

. Course Organization for Archivists, Librarians, and Museum Managers: Management of the cultural assets of the Carmelite Order, Rome 27 February – 2 March 2019.

. Organization of the Course for Archivists: The current archive of a religious institute,Rome, June 30 – July 2, 2022, in collaboration with the Servants of Mary.

. Organization of the training program for archivists: The current archive, Rome 25 February and 22 April 2023, in collaboration with the Servants of Mary.

. Organization of the Course for Archivists: The historical archive of a religious institute, Rome 22-24 June 2023, in collaboration with the Servants of Mary.

. Educational visits to the General Archive and Library.

EVENTS

. Participation of the General Archives and Library in the Days of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage (2023-2025).

. Participation of the General Archive and Library in the “Archivissima” initiative (2020-2024).