From 4 to 7 December 2009, the Historical Commission of the Society held its meeting at the Generalate in Rome and the following members were present: Fr. Mariano Pinasco (IR.AR), President, Fr. Francesco Todisco, General Consultor, Fr. Donal McCarthy (IR), Fr. João Quaini (SM), Fr. James Anchukandathil (NA) and Fr. Martin Manus (CJ).
The themes treated were: the Manual of History of the SAC, the week of historical studies in Rome in the month of July 2010, a series of books on the History of SAC, the 50th anniversary of the canonization of St. Vincent Pallotti in 2013, the recommendation of the General Assembly on the patrimonies of the Society and the elaboration of a small booklet regarding the importance of conserving the historical memory by taking care of our archives and goods.
In a special way the Commission evaluated the work that each one had done for the preparation of the Manual on the History of the SAC and programmed the next steps for its publication.