Focolare Movement

Cardinal Parolin speaks about Chiara Lubich

Mar 17, 2018

A great spiritual force capable of drawing crowds of different ages, social backgrounds, cultures: this is what animated Chiara Lubich and the fruits are still seen today, even in the Church. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, recalling the obedience and docility shown by the Focolare towards the Church – even in the most difficult moments – remarked […]

VaticanNewsVideoA great spiritual force capable of drawing crowds of different ages, social backgrounds, cultures: this is what animated Chiara Lubich and the fruits are still seen today, even in the Church. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, recalling the obedience and docility shown by the Focolare towards the Church – even in the most difficult moments – remarked how the Pontiffs, from Paul VI onwards, always gave their support and encouragement to the Movement. “A constant commitment to communion within the Church, in ecumenical dialogue and in  striving to build the human family”, Benedict XVI spoke in the telegram sent on the occasion of Chiara’s funeral, whose “existence”, he continued, “was spent listening to the needs of contemporary society in full fidelity to the Church and to the Pope “. The specific contribution that Chiara has offered to the Church, according to the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Parolin, is having deepened and brought to the fore the “Marian profile of the Church, as well as the apostolic one” and the strong and innovative call to unity: “May all be one for the world to believe”, built and made possible by the “secret” of mutual love found in the “Golden rule” that Jesus himself taught us in “not doing to others what you would not want done to you“.

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