Chiara Lubich

A charism, a life for the unity of Christians.

International Ecumenical Day Event.

Live transmission Telepace: Saturday, 12 March 2011

Live Internet (italian language)

9:45 - 12:45 and 14:45 - 17:30 (CET)

The Roman Observer of March 26 published a large part of the preface written by Fr. François-Marie Léthel, secretary of the Pontifical Academy for Theology, to the book Lettere dei primi tempi. Alle origini di una nuova spiritualità (Rome, Città Nuova Publishing House, 2010, pages 229, euro 12).
The volume, edited by Florence Gillet and Giovanni D'Alessandro, is a collection of seventy letters written by Chiara Lubich between1943 and 1949.

First anniversary of Chiara Lubich’s departure for heaven

First anniversary of Chiara Lubich’s departure for heaven
It will be commemorated through different initiatives worldwide.

In Rome a Mass will be celebrated in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, presided by Card. Paul Poupard, at 11.00.

In the afternoon, at the Mariapolis Centre of Castelgandolfo, a cultural and artistic program will be held entitled: "With Chiara," recalling unpublished moments of her life, from her first to her last days.

Among the witnesses will be: Sergio Zavoli and, in video, Card. Stanislaw Dziwis, Emmaus Voce, current president of the Focolare Movement, a few of Chiara’s first companions and other leading personalities who had the chance to know her.

On this website we will transmit the live program via internet, in Italian and English, starting from 16.00 local time.

Safeguarding the family “patrimony”

When Chiara left us, all of us who had known her felt her very even closer: in Rome and in Rocca di Papa, as in Brazil, the Philippines, Africa and Australia.

And we felt compelled to take in hand the "baton" of the relay she had launched for universal fraternity among all people, to live with greater commitment in her footsteps.

The patrimony that she left us in the arch of 88 years is invaluable. It is now our task to collect , order and catalogue it, in order to share it with future generations, scholars and everyone.

This is why the idea of a Center in her name was born.  In July 2008, the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement approved the project and entrusted it to Eli Folonari.