ROME (SE): Some 50,000 people gathered in Rome around the feast of Pentecost from May 31 to June 4 to celebrate the golden anniversary of the worldwide Charismatic Renewal Movement.
The five-day event was book-ended by Pope Francis, who attended a general audience on the first day and celebrated the final Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday.
The programme included a series of workshops and symposiums around Rome and, of course, no golden anniversary celebration is complete without a bit of reminiscing on the early days of the movement and its initial growth.
The golden jubilee was billed as a sign of communion, unity and charity.
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