Focolare Movement

30th anniversary of the Mariapolis Centre in Castel Gandolfo

Oct 3, 2016

This year, the Mariapolis Center or City of Mary is commemorating its 30th anniversary and on Sunday, 9 October 2016, all are invited to the celebration.

A bit of history: In 1982, John Paul II placed the Papal Audience Hall in Castel Gandolfo (Rome) at the disposition of the Focolare Movement. The refurbishment of the huge, empty building started. Through the contribution of all the members of the Movement around the world (even children), the  International Mariapolis Centre was inaugurated in 1986 and has since hosted thousands of conferences. People from all over the world have attended congresses, symposiums, seminars and training courses, meetings for ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. All these activities focussed on the one objective, that of contributing to universal brotherhood, which became tangible through living the life of the Gospel, through workshops and in-depth discussions, all of which took place in this embryonic “city of Mary”, in this “home”, as Chiara Lubich called it. Download invitation invito 30 anni Centro Mariapoli  

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