| Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Meeting per l'amicizia fra i popoli | |
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 Theologian Paolo Benanti addressing the Rimini Meeting in 2022. | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Religious festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Rimini Fiera |
| Location(s) | Rimini |
| Country | Italy |
| Inaugurated | 23 August 1980 |
| Attendance | 800,000 (2022) • 80,000 in-person • 720,000 online |
| Organized by | Communion and Liberation |
| Website | www |
The Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples (Italian: Meeting per l'amicizia fra i popoli), more commonly known as the Rimini Meeting (Italian: Meeting di Rimini), is an annual lay Catholic festival held every year in Rimini, Italy, in the last week of August.
Inaugurated in 1980, the Meeting is the flagship event of Communion and Liberation, an international association of the faithful.[1][2] It is a significant event in domestic politics, attracting high-profile guest speakers, and receives notable coverage in the Italian press.[3][4]
- ^ "Che cos'è il Meeting" [What is the Meeting?]. Meeting di Rimini (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Mayaki SJ, Benedict (19 August 2022). "Pope to Rimini meeting: Spread in the world a passion for the person". Vatican News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Maria De Luca, Davide (19 August 2012). "Che cos'è Comunione e Liberazione" [What is Communion and Liberation?]. Il Post (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Olivari, Stefano (24 August 2022). "Perché tutti vanno al Meeting di Rimini" [Why everyone goes to the Riimini Meeting]. Indiscreto (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2023.