Focolare Movement Thailand

Pact of Unity - 16 July 1949

Help Save the World with Love
July 18, 2020
Maria (Voce) Emmaus explains the significance of July 16 day for members of the Focolare Movement especially during this time of Pandemic.

Chiara Lubich (1920-2008) is the founder of the Focolare Movement, which is present in 182 countries and promotes the spirituality of unity. Its goal is to contribute towards the fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer: “May they all be one” (Jn 17:21).

Chiara, a great charismatic figure of our times, is well known for her tireless work to increase communion, fraternity and peace among people of different Churches, with followers of various world religions and with people who have no religious belief.

The spirit of the Focolare Movement aims at promoting a new lifestyle also in the civil field, as for example, in economics and in politics. International academic institutions awarded Chiara Lubich honorary degrees in a number of disciplines (theology, philosophy, psychology, economics, social sciences, etc.).

Chiara built a relationship of friendship with Popes, heads of Churches, founders of movements and political and civil leaders. She has left a great legacy that does not cease to inspire individuals and groups, who in turn influence every area of society. The process for her beatification and canonization began in 2015 and is currently in the diocesan phase.

Chiara Lubich: Pope sends a message as her beatification process opens

She was a woman, and a lay person, but still she managed to have one of the biggest impacts in the modern day Church. Her name was Chiara Lubich and in 1943 she founded one of the biggest movements in the Church: The Focolare Movement.

Celebrating 100th Year

of Chiara Lubich's Life & Legacy

Chiara Lubich

History with pictures and dates

"Chiara Lubich World City"

The call for unity launched by Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Movimento dei Focolari, arrives in Jerusalem: the Custody of the Holy Land hosts in Trento, Italy, the re-adapted exhibition dedicated to the centenary of her birth.

Vantage Point - Celebrating 100 years of Chiara Lubich

Short video about Chiara Lubich – 2019 edition realized on the occasion of the centenary of Chiara's birth (13'10).

Chiara Lubich (born Silvia Lubich ; January 22, 1920, Trento – March 14, 2008, Rocca di Papa) was an Italian bestselling author and spiritual leader, founder, and president of the worldwide Focolare Movement,^[1] which works to foster unity and universal fraternity at all levels of society. Lubich is considered one of the most remarkable women in the Roman Catholic Church^[2] and one of the most significant leaders in ecumenical, interreligious and intercultural dialogue.^[3]

Because of her lifelong commitment to build bridges of peace and unity among individuals, generations, nations and social and cultural groups, involving people of all ages, cultures, and beliefs, she received numerous awards, including the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education (Paris 1996)^[4] and the Human Rights Award of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg 1998).

The name “Chiara Lubich” has entered the history of spirituality of the 20th and 21stcenturies^[5] and is included among spiritual masters and mystics.^[6][7] Countless people continue to follow her way of life because of its genuine evangelical message, universal dimension, and cultural and social impact.^[8] She created “an example of a new planetary, prophetic and emancipatory humanism,”as recognized by the numerous honorary doctorates conferred on her by universities in various parts of the world.^[9]