Rome. On Tuesday, December 9, the traditional Consecrated Life Week organized by the Claretianum Institute started in the Urbaniana University of Rome. The interventions, dialogues, etc, occupied the evening hours, 16:00h to 18:00h.
The central theme for this year is “The Word of God and Consecrated Life.” Mons. Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council of Culture has started the interventions with the theme “Give me life according to your Word.” The next was the Teaching Professor in the Claretianum, Giacomo Perego, Pauline, who explained the theme “Biblical explanation of consecrated life.” Wednesday has been the turn of the Capuchin Fr. Paolo Martinelli, speaking about Consecrated Life “Living exegesis of the Word of God.” The Camaldula Professor Innocenzo Gargano of the Urbaniana University closed the afternoon with the theme “Founders and Foundresses going to meet the Word.”
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