September 1, 2009.
Every summer, the city of Rimini in
Italy welcomes thousands of people who travel there for a cultural and
religious meeting organized by the Communion and Liberation movement.
The meeting consists of a series of conferences and exhibits as a
way to study problems in society and discuss best ways of dealing with
them.
This year it was the 30th such meeting, based on the slogan “knowledge is always an event.”
Among
the participants was ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who credited
his wife Cherry with his conversion to Catholicism. He said he enjoyed
going to Church with her and that other times it was her who accompanied
him to Anglican service. Blair said one of the factors that encouraged
his conversion was the universality of the Church.
Archbishop
of Madrid Antonio Maria Rouco-Varela spoke about the next World Youth
Day to be held in Madrid in 2011, as well as the possibility of reform
to freedom of religion laws in Spain, and the role of the laity in the
Church.
The Communion and Liberation movement hopes to
find solutions to problems in society through meetings like this one
while engaging people from different parts of the world.
By doing so they likewise hope to create a culture rooted in truth, love and charity.
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