The care for life: Without armor
Current EventsIn the April issue of Traces, Fr. Vincent Nagle, chaplain of the Maddalena Grassi Foundation, shares what he has discovered while accompanying sick patients.
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Fr. Giussani: Here is how the cause for beatification will proceed
Current EventsMonsignor Ennio Apeciti, Head of the Diocesan Office for the Causes of Saints, explains the path of the process toward the founder of CL’s beatification.
"An encounter that happens, again and again"
Current EventsCardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell's homily at the Mass during the CL Fraternity Exercises. Rimini, Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Fr. Giussani: The testimonial phase opens for the cause of beatification
Current EventsOn May 9, the Solemnity of the Ascension, the first public session will be held by the Archbishop of Milan in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio. The words of Davide Prosperi.
Traces, no. 2, April 2024
Current EventsThe End of Life
Human dignity according to the church
Current EventsThe document of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 'Dignitas infinita' has been presented. The fruit of a long work that unites the main themes of the pontifical magisterium and bioethics.
“An Encounter to open us to our deepest desires”
Current EventsAt a Mass for the anniversary of Fr Giussani, Fr Mark Baumgarten preached on our desire for God. As contemporary culture demands more and more instant gratification, we can get in touch with our true selves through the event of an encounter.
A consciousness awake to reality
Current EventsThe poet Christian Wiman opened the New York Encounter highlighting this year’s theme. The following morning we sat down for a conversation with him.
Erik Varden: Broadening desire
Current EventsIn the March issue of Tracce, the Norwegian bishop speaks about the search for love in today's world. The key to living it. And why Mary Magdalene would be “an excellent patron saint for the twenty-first century.”
He stood among his own
Current EventsJesus bursts into the closed room overcoming the apostles' fear: this is how Duccio di Buoninsegna depicts the Risen One. From the "Maestà" of Siena Cathedral, the image on the CL Easter poster.
Easter 2024. The CL poster
Current EventsThis year, the words of Pope Francis and Fr. Giussani are accompanied by Duccio di Buoninsegna's "The Appearance of Christ behind closed doors".
Milan: "A sign of God's faithfulness”
Current EventsThe Mass for the 19th anniversary of Fr. Giussani’s death and the 42nd anniversary of the pontifical recognition of the Fraternity of CL, celebrated in Milan’s Cathedral by Archbishop Mario Delpini. Here is his homily and Davide Prosperi’s greeting.
MELBOURNE:"The Blessing of an infinite Love"
Current EventsAn aggressive and rare cancer struck Laura and she fought for her life for 6 years. The memorial held in Melbourne this past September to commemorate her life became a testament that touched the hearts of communities across Australia.
Navalny: a rose is forever
Current EventsWhat happened in Russia on February 16 reopened a wound that we were getting used to. And it reminded everyone again that “nothing exists without freedom.” After the death of the opposition leader, here is the provocation that his life represents.
Chile: "That gift that we are already living"
Current EventsThe CL community vacation at the foot of the Chillán volcano: hikes, testimonies, and listening to Russian and local songs. With the evidence "of a Presence that is already happening in our lives.”
"Christianity as an Event Today"
Current EventsOn the 19th anniversary of his death, the full version of the unpublished text from the February issue of Traces: notes from a lesson given by Fr. Luigi Giussani in 1992.
The machine of the world
Current EventsTechnological developments that revolutionize everyday reality: What becomes of the human after having delegated many functions to the computer? In February Traces, Miguel Benasayag, psychoanalyst and neurophysiologist, provides answers.
"Behold, I make all things new"
Current EventsThe Spiritual Exercises of the University Students of Communion and Liberation (CLU) were held in Rimini from 8 to 10 December 2023, with the theme "Behold, I make all things new" (Rev 21:5). The lessons were delivered by Fr. Francesco Ferrari.
A process of gazing
Current EventsFrom November 23 to 26 2023, the second gathering of a group of young people from the movement took place in Assisi. Over four hundred people, from Italy and abroad, shared moments of intense discussion and experienced moments of conviviality.
"The first step is to desire to open our eyes to reality"
Current Events"Through the desert God leads us to freedom." Pope Francis' message for Lent 2024.
Artificial Intelligence and the sleeping soul
Current EventsThe New York Encounter 2024 kicks off on Friday, February 16. Among the protagonists at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan is an exhibition dedicated to AI. Curator Davide Bolchini explains what it touches upon and how it came about.