{"id":9387,"date":"2025-09-30T14:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/2025\/09\/30\/the-call-to-financial-transparency\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:08:53","slug":"the-call-to-financial-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/2025\/09\/30\/the-call-to-financial-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"The call to financial transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9387\" class=\"elementor elementor-9387 elementor-9364\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca13afd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca13afd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f868955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f868955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A native of the Philippines, Sr. Beth is part of our international community that forms the general team in Rome. For more than 17 years she has been <strong>General Treasurer, which means she supervises the financial affairs of the Congregation<\/strong>. <\/p><p>From July 15 to 19, Sr. Beth joined 41 participants from various countries, religious congregations, and dioceses at the second edition of the International Workshop on <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\n  <strong>Transparency, Accountability and Evaluation in the Catholic Church: A Practical Journey<\/strong>\n<\/span>, held at the Irish College.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4996c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"bb4996c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9387 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"bb4996c\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTM2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NlbmFjbGUtZ2VuLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDlcL3dlYl9uZXdzXzIwMjUwOTMwX2JldGhfd29ya3Nob3BfZ3JvdXAuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYmI0OTk2YyJ9\" href='https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/web_news_20250930_beth_workshop_group.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"723\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/web_news_20250930_beth_workshop_group.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/web_news_20250930_beth_workshop_group.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/web_news_20250930_beth_workshop_group-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd4875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbd4875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sr. Beth with the participants and MCE Research Centre organizers. Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/en.pusc.it\/news\/galleria-fotografica\">PUSC<\/a> <\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fe258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69fe258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through interactive sessions, bishops, priests, religious treasurers, and lay finance directors explored the values of <strong>financial transparency<\/strong> and <strong>accountability<\/strong> in today\u2019s Church. The workshop also highlighted the need for formation and training in leadership, especially for those with governance and financial responsibilities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fe6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e7fe6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/yartJ3DB9zM?si=t0CAcz8e5IONmsOT&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02dc20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e02dc20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>For Sr. Beth, the workshop affirmed many of the initiatives already underway in the Cenacle Congregation<\/strong>. It introduced practical tools for financial planning, reporting, and real estate management \u2014 all aimed at helping to better communicate the story of the Cenacle mission. These tools support their ongoing journey <strong>to live as an international, apostolic, discerning Body that seeks to be accountable to one another and to the people they serve<\/strong>.  <\/p><p>The experience was a reminder that <strong>transparency, accountability, and formation<\/strong> aren\u2019t just practical needs \u2014 they\u2019re <strong>part of how one can stay faithful to the mission one is entrusted with<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sr. Beth, our General Treasurer, joined a workshop organized by the MCE Research Center at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. 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