The quantity and value of the works preserved make the Central Library a point of reference for scholars and researchers from all over the world. The CCL is entrusted with the service of promoting the protection, management, and enhancement of Capuchin cultural heritage according to the guidelines of the Vademecum for the Cultural Heritage of the Order (2011). Among its activities is the organization of training programs for librarians, archivists, and museum operators of the Order, in collaboration with the Capuchin General Archive and the Franciscan Museum. In this context, in 2025 it organized the XXIII annual edition of the Capuchin Cultural Heritage Training Course, dedicated this year to the theme of Artificial Intelligence and its applications in the management, description, and enhancement of Capuchin cultural heritage, as well as the new challenges it poses to the safeguarding and transmission of the charismatic identity of the Order. The study week brought together 26 participants from eight countries and included workshops, lectures, digital exercises, and institutional visits held at the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Archive of the Apostolic Penitentiary. The sessions were enriched by video presentations, contributions from scholars and experts in the IT and AI sectors, and by the participation of Fr. Francisco Javier Castillo Ramirez of the Communications Office of the General Curia.
The CCL manages its own catalog, updated in real time (http://www.bccofmcap.org), and the international OPAC of the Capuchin Libraries (Biblioteca Cappuccini – Roma) which gathers the catalogs of 44 libraries on three continents, representing an important portal for Capuchin and ecclesiastical bibliography. The email address of the Central Capuchin Library is bccofmcap@tiscali.it.