Communion and Liberation is an ecclesial movement whose purpose
is
the education to Christian maturity of its adherents and collaboration
in
the mission of the Church in all the spheres of contemporary life.
It began in Italy in 1954 when Fr
Luigi Giussani established
a
Christian presence in Berchet high school in Milan with a group
called
Gioventù Studentesca (Student Youth), GS for short.
The current
name of the movement, Communion and Liberation (CL),
appeared for
the first time in 1969. It synthesizes the conviction
that
the Christian event, lived in communion, is the foundation
of the authentic
liberation of man. Communion and Liberation is
today present
in about seventy countries throughout the world.
There is no type of membership card, but only the free participation
of
persons. The basic instrument for the formation of adherents
is
weekly catechesis, called “School
of Community.”
The official magazine of the Movement is the international monthly,
Traces – Litterae
Communionis
The history
The major milestones in a journey
 From
1954 to now
Pictures
Moments in the life of the Movement
Photos
CL around the world
Addresses and countries where the Movement is present
List
By Luigi Giussani
Fr
Giussani’s letter to John Paul II on the occasion of the
fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Communion and Liberation. January
26th, 2004
Fr
Giussani’s letter to the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II,
on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his Pontificate. Panorama,
October 30th, 2003
Fr
Giussani’s letter to the Fraternity following the annual
pilgrimage to Loreto. June 22nd, 2003
Fr
Giussani’s letter to the Fraternity for the twentieth
anniversary of the Pontifical recognition of the Fraternity of
Communion and Liberation. February 22nd, 2002
Fr
Giussani’s testimony as presented at the Pontifical Council
for the Laity’s Seminar, “Ecclesiastical movements
and the new communities in the pastoral care of the Bishops”. June
18th, 1998
Recognizing
Christ
How
a movement is born. 1989
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John Paul II to CL
John
Paul II’s letter to Fr Giussani, on the occasion of
the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Communion and Liberation. February
22nd, 2004
John
Paul II’s letter to Fr Giussani, on the occasion of
the twentieth anniversary of the Pontifical recognition of the
Fraternity of Communion and Liberation. February 11th,
2002
Go
forth, to all the world
John Paul II, Rome, 1984
Continually
renew the discovery of the Charism
John Paul II, Castel Gandolfo, 1985
Build
the civilization of truth and love
John Paul II, Rimini, 1982
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