Introduction to the Forum: The Origins of the “Prophecy” of Loppiano

Between its founding and fidelity to the charismatic intuition

Abstract

Marking the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the first international “little town” of the Focolare Movement, a seminar took place in Loppiano (30 May 2015) entitled: “Loppiano: Project and Prophecy – some foundational texts”. From that seminar, we publish here the talks of the historian Marco Luppi, the theologian Piero Coda, the sociologist Bernhard Callebaut, and the historian Lida Ciccarelli.