Stories - 2025

For Love of Jesus

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“The community is the dimension and condition necessary for the human seed to bear fruit”

Jubilee of Movements. Prosperi's message

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The words of the President of the Fraternity of CL on the eve of the pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee of Movements, Associations and New Communities (June 7-8, 2025)

Image: CarloAcutisFilm.com

Roadmap to Reality

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A developmental neuroscientist participates in a documentary on Carlo Acutis and the digital revolution

Pope Leo XIV greets St. Peter's Square (© Ansa/Vatican Media)

A passionate commitment to “walk together”

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Davide Prosperi’s words: “Joy and gratitude for the election of Pope Leo XIV. We pray that Christ grant His Vicar His light and strength, and we reaffirm our complete readiness to tirelessly serve him and the whole Church”

A Possibility of Friendship

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Miriam shares her experience of Encounter Tampa Bay: “My original plan was not an act of love, it was viewing humanity as something that needed to be fixed.”

The World as Parable

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Invited to share her experience of suffering at Encounter Tampa Bay, Kathryn finds herself “moved by the parable” given to her

Encounter Tampa Bay

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A local cultural event organized by the Tampa Bay CL Community explored the mystery of suffering with a panel of witnesses

Photo Credit: Damian Chlanda

The Way of the Cross Around the US

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Over 25 communities gathered on Good Friday to walk the Way of the Cross. From the beach to the snow, here we share some of the images and witnesses from the gesture.

The Greatest Friend

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A movie night series with high schoolers is the beginning of something new in Ohio

“Where is He now?”

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Two witnesses from high school students who have met the charism of Fr. Giussani

The Primum

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Lessons from a repeated winter Florida vacation: together because of the promise of new life

© Matias Delacroix/AP Photo/LaPresse

The strongest flame

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The message of Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, for the 2025 edition of the New York Encounter