Pizzaballa: “To remain as an act of love”
StoriesThe cardinal's letter to the diocese of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem pushes us to heed Pope Leo XIV’s call for a day of fasting and prayer.
Stories - 2025
"You love what does not last only in the name of what can last."
StoriesRick judges his experience of accompanying a young man dying from cancer with the help of the “We come to know love”, the 2025 Fraternity Exercises.
Leo XIV: “The Rosary every day for peace”
StoriesDaily prayer to Our Lady throughout the month of October. This is the invitation made by the Pope at the end of the General Audience, also supported by Communion and Liberation
A Pilgrimage of Gratitude
StoriesLeaders from Communion and Liberation communities all over the world gathered for the Assembly of International Responsibles. Tom offers a reflection on his deepening awareness of the grace that he has received through the charism, from Fr. Giussani.
Freedom is Dependence on God
StoriesClaire shares how an unexpected injury on a hike at the Maryland, DC, and Virginia family vacation this past summer became a witness of true freedom.
Iconography: A Study of Beauty and Co-Creation
StoriesPeggy shares her experience of following a desire to attend an iconography school in Seriate, Italy and discovering how much she is loved within her passion for writing icons.
From the Meeting of Rimini: If children give life to mothers
StoriesThousands of women fleeing, abandoned, abused. How to help them find meaning? The story of Sister Azezet Kidane: “Looking at them, God has become even more familiar to me”
Steubenville’s Summer Vacation: Recognizing Christ’s Presence in each Moment
StoriesSes recounts his experience on the first ever Steubenville vacation, held over a long weekend earlier this summer. Friends played games, listened to presentations, formed friendships, prayed, and shared life together.
Discovering a Friend in Enzo Piccinni
StoriesJohn tells the story of how he encountered the life of Enzo Piccinni, first through reading about him in Dearest Friend, and then on pilgrimage to his tomb.
Hope Reborn: Sharing the Hope of Comunità Cenacolo
StoriesMembers from the Miami community participate in a screening of Hope Reborn, a film that shares the experience of prayer, work, and love within Comunità Cenacolo
The Power of Grace
StoriesA man like many, unworthy and full of limits, yet in him God’s work is made manifest. Davide Prosperi's commentary on Graham Greene's The Power and the Glory, one of the recommended books to read over the summer
Nagasaki. Life after the bomb
StoriesThe hematologist Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the Nagasaki explosion, has dedicated his life to studying and treating the effects of nuclear radiation. “They are inhuman weapons. Peace depends on what is in our thoughts”
A Beauty Worth Sharing
StoriesTatiana shares the experience of the CL Summer Vacation in with other members of the Puerto Rico community.
The Poverty of Lent Amidst the Heat of Summer
StoriesJoan reflects on how the Lenten retreat provides an important starting point for her today.
Discovering Dependency: an Answer to a Prayer
StoriesMolly provides an account of how she met the movement of Communion and Liberation through a colleague at work and rediscovered Christ and her own belonging in the Church.
An Encounter with a Friendship that Saves
StoriesJonathan considers American history in all its complexity from the vantage point of friendship within the community at the recent Tri-State CL Family Vacation.
Grace Abounds on the Lower Midwest Family Vacation
StoriesJulie, a mother of young children, recounts her days attending the Lower Midwest Family Vacation in Tennessee, which was dominated by the experience of offering.
Pilgrims of Hope In Los Angeles
StoriesThe Los Angeles community of Communion and Liberation participated in the Archdiocesan pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year of Hope.
A Spectacle of this “Yes” to God
StoriesAn interview with Pier Paolo Bellini on the 2025 publication of his book, co-authored with Chiara Piccinini, Dearest Friend: Enzo Piccinini in his own words and in the stories of those who knew him (Human Adventure Books, Feb. 1, 2025).
Toward the Promised Land
StoriesParticipants on the Northeast CL Family vacation prepared a presentation that examined American history through the lens of Fr. Luigi Giussani
The Gift of Friendship
StoriesThe CLU Jubilee Pilgrimage 2025: “This is real, and we all just received a tremendous gift!”