Communion and Liberation

Communion and Liberation
Comunione e Liberazione
Formation1954; 70 years ago (1954)[1]
FounderLuigi Giussani
Founded atMilan, Italy
TypeCatholic lay movement[2]
Location
  • Worldwide
Leader
  • Luigi Giussani (1954–2005)
  • Julián Carrón (2005–2021)
  • Davide Prosperi (2021–present)
Websiteit.clonline.org Edit this at Wikidata

Communion and Liberation (Italian: Comunione e Liberazione, often shortened to CL), since 1980 officially Fraternity of Communion and Liberation[3] (Italian: Fraternità di Comunione e Liberazione), it is an international Catholic movement founded in 1954 by Fr. Luigi Giussani[4] as Student Youth (Gioventù Studentesca), with the aim of presenting the Christian event in a way which is in tune with contemporary culture, making it a source of new values for the modern world.[5] The movement is currently present in ninety countries on nearly every continent.[6]

The name "Communion and Liberation" first appeared in 1969, and it synthesizes the conviction that the Christian event, lived in "communion" is the foundation of man's authentic "liberation".

  1. ^ "A Movement in the Church" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Recognition of the Movement status".
  3. ^ "Fraternity of Communion and Liberation". Laityfamilylife.va. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Historical Timeline". English. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. ^ Paul II, John (22 February 2004). "LETTER OF JOHN PAUL II TO MSGR. LUIGI GIUSSANI ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOVEMENT "COMMUNION AND LIBERATION"" (PDF). Vatican.
  6. ^ "The Christian Proposal as the Adventure of Life". English. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.