Focolare Movement
1994-2014: Remembering Klaus Hemmerle

1994-2014: Remembering Klaus Hemmerle

Twenty years after the German Bishop Klaus Hemmerle’s death, we present some comments made by Chiara Lubich in her 1999 interview with Fr Wilfried Hagemann about his contribution to the Focolare Movement.

Hemmerle: The Word and the Spirit

Hemmerle: The Word and the Spirit

During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we offer some thoughts from the Catholic theologian Klaus Hemmerle (1929-1994), who sees in the reciprocal aspect of the Christian life a common path for all Christians who are in search of unity in the one Spirit.

Hemmerle: Ways to Holiness

Hemmerle: Ways to Holiness

For All Saints Day, Bishop Klaus Hemmerle (1929–1994), theologian and philosopher, proposes a sanctity that begins with sharing all our gifts with the poor and disadvantaged, knowing how to be at their level.

Easter eyes

Easter eyes

Klaus Hemmerle (1929-1994), Bishop of Aachen (Aquisgrana, Germany), was an outstanding theologian and philosopher who gave his contribution to the doctrinal understanding of the charism of unity. Through these words, he draws us into the mystery of Easter and the Resurrection of Christ, inviting us to immerse ourselves fully in this moment and see it with fresh eyes.