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Focolare Movement
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| Established | 1943 |
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| Type | Roman Catholic new religious movement |
| Purpose | Universal brother/sisterhood |
| Headquarters | Via Frascati, 306 – 00040 Rocca di Papa, Rome, Italy |
Region served | Worldwide, 182 nations[1] |
Founder | Chiara Lubich |
President | Margaret Karram |
Main organ | Città Nuova, 37 editions worldwide[2] |
| Website | Focolare |
The Focolare Movement is an international organisation of spiritual and social renewal and Christian new religious movement that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brother/sisterhood grounded in the Golden Rule. It was founded by then elementary school teacher Chiara Lubich in 1943 in Trento, Northern Italy as a Roman Catholic lay movement; it remains largely Roman Catholic but has strong links and member of many major Christian denominations, other religions and non-religious people.
The Focolare Movement is present in more than 180 nations, has over 140,440 members and more than 4 million sympathisers.[3] The word "Focolare" is Italian for "family fireside".[4]
While the term Focolare is the common sobriquet of the international organization, the International Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right lists its official name as "Work of Mary",[5] approved in 1990 as "Opus Mariae".[6]
- ^ "History". Focolare Movement. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Citta Nuova. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Opera di Maria". www.laici.va. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "focolare - Dizionario italiano-inglese WordReference". wordreference.com.
- ^ "International Associations of the Faithful, Directory - Pontifical Councils for the Laity". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Work of Mary - Focolare Movement". www.laityfamilylife.va. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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