Communion and Liberation

Communion and Liberation (Italian: Comunione e Liberazione, often shortened to CL), since 1980 officially Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (Italian: Fraternità di Comunione e Liberazione), it is an international Catholic movement founded in 1954 by Fr. Luigi Giussani as Student Youth (Gioventù Studentesca), with the aim of presenting the Christian event in a way which is in tune with contemporary culture, making it a source of new values for the modern world. The movement is currently present in ninety countries on nearly every continent.

Communion and Liberation
Comunione e Liberazione
Formation1954 (1954)
FounderLuigi Giussani
Founded atMilan, Italy
TypeCatholic lay movement
Location
  • Worldwide
Leader
  • Luigi Giussani (1954–2005)
  • Julián Carrón (2005–2021)
  • Davide Prosperi (2021–present)
Websiteit.clonline.org

The name "Communion and Liberation" first appeared in 1969, and it synthesizes the conviction that the Christian event, lived in "communion" is the foundation of man's authentic "liberation".

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