Christian Life Movement

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The Christian Life Movement (CLM; Spanish: Movimiento de Vida Cristiana, MVC) is a lay ecclesial movement, founded in 1985, in Peru. At that time, a number of initiatives from members of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae had already begun. Luis Fernando Figari, the Founder of the Sodalitium, conceived the idea of gathering those people and initiatives together in an ecclesiastic movement.

Communities of the Christian Life Movement have spread through Peru and neighboring American countries ever since. As time went by and the movement grew, it eventually received the Holy See's recognition as the International Association of Christian Faithful of Pontifical Right. This took place on March 23, 1994, the feast day of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, who was Archbishop of Lima and Primate of much of Latin America between 1580 and 1606. The pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Saint Turibius at the time extended throughout Latin America from Leon in Nicaragua to Chile and Argentina. Due partly to this, he has been proclaimed Patron of the Bishops of Latin America.

The Christian Life Movement obtained recognition of the Apostolic See through a Decree of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, presided over by Eduardo Francisco Pironio.

Apostolic Activities

One of the many activities started by members of the Christian Life Movement is "Crece". The first program began in Chile and is called CreceChile. It was founded in 2005 by a group of young Catholic university students that sought to promote the integral growth of the human person through educational projects. Later, this initiative became a non-profit organization that seeks to support disadvantaged families through education and is currently active in Chile, Argentina and Columbia.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Araus, Magdalena (April 5, 2013). "Director de CreceChile: Hemos olvidado el rol de la familia en la educación". El Definido. Retrieved 2013-06-07. 

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