2004 with Christians of various denominations, for the rediscovery of the Christian roots of Europe

A Stoccarda (Germania), in concomitanza con l’allargamento dell’Unione Europea a 25 Paesi, si svolge la Giornata Insieme per l’Europa, frutto del cammino di comunione tra più di 150 Movimenti e Comunità di varie Chiese (luterani, ortodossi, anglicani, di Chiese libere…). Presenti 9.000 persone, tra cui numerosi politici. La manifestazione è trasmessa via satellite e seguita in diretta da 100.000 persone in 163 incontri contemporanei, svoltisi in altrettante città europee.

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2003 in India, further dialogue with Hindus

During her visit to India, in Mumbai, Chiara continued and deepened the dialogue with Hinduism, which had begun on the occasion of her first stay in 2001. She visited Somaiya College, one of the Hindu university institutions most engaged in interreligious dialogue; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, a centre established to rediscover the roots of Hindu culture; and she met the Swadhyaya Family, a movement spread throughout India, with over 8 million members. In Mumbai, at the invitation of Cardinal Dias, and in Delhi and at the invitation of Archbishop Conceçao, she presented the spirituality of unity to priests, religious and lay movements.

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2000 in dialogue with the political world

In Rome, at the Palazzo San Macuto of the Italian Parliament, she presented the ideals of the Politics for Unity Movement to of a group of politicians. She later met groups of parliamentarians and mayors in Bratislava (Slovakia), Barcelona and Madrid (Spain), Dublin (Ireland), London (Great Britain), Bern (Switzerland).

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2000 honorary citizenship of Rome

On the occasion of her eightieth birthday, Chiara received the honorary citizenship of Rome: "I have received other citizenships, but this is certainly the one I love most, because Rome is Rome. Not only is it rich in history, art and culture, but above all it is like a precious treasure chest that contains the heart of catholicity. ‘Rome is unity’, as Pope Paul VI said. Rome is called to contribute to achieving universal fraternity in the world”[1].

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2007 the Sophia University Institute

When she was young, Chiara wanted to further her studies as a way to the truth and had enrolled at University. The Second World War put an end to her plans, preventing her from attending. Later in life, she received numerous academic awards for her contribution to cultural life during the significant changes of the twentieth century. On December 7, 2007, by Pontifical Decree, the Sophia University Institute was established, based in the little town of Loppiano. This, the last of the works she founded, was officially inaugurated on 1 December 2008, being a development of the Abba School (founded in 1990) and rooted in the spirituality of unity and the rich experience of the Movement.

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2008 her final “Yes”

On March 10, during a final hospitalization at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Chiara received a personal letter from Benedict XVI and a visit from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I. On March 13 she was transferred to her home in Rocca di Papa, where she was able to greet many people right until her final moments. In a serene atmosphere of prayer and intense emotion, Chiara concluded her earthly journey on March 14, 2008 at the age of 88. But, as she said in 1992 [1] "It is not true that with death everything ends. It is true that with death everything begins". At 2:00 – to use the expression with which Chiara herself had repeatedly announced the death of many close to her – she "left for Heaven" with a weak, but determined "yes" to the mystical spouse of her soul, Jesus Forsaken - Risen.

2022-06-09T00:21:35+02:001 January 2022|
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