Italy
On Monday, November 16 in Lucca, the national conference of the Apostolic Union of the Clergy (UAC), an ecclesial association present worldwide serving the diocesan presbyterate and composed of bishops, priests, and deacons, begins. The event, which will continue through Wednesday, November 18, will be hosted at Casa San Cerbone, headquarters of spazio + spadoni, before concluding with a stop dedicated to the “genius loci” in Florence.
A journey of fraternity and communion
The theme chosen for this edition is “Ordained ministers for an apostolic Church”. Following the welcome by the national president, Msgr. Stefano Maria Rosati, vicar general of the Diocese of Parma, the work will build on a path already initiated with the events in Turin in 2023 and Palermo in 2024, dedicated respectively to fraternity and apostolic holiness.
As Msgr. Rosati emphasizes, the event holds a profound meaning that combines formation, spirituality, and community life.
“The experience of the annual National Convention holds a profound meaning that unites the formative, spiritual, and communal aspects: it is not merely an event, but a true workshop of communion! Ever since the constituent assembly in Paris on August 26, 1862, the annual gathering was created to unite—then priests, today all ordained ministers—in practicing a common method of spirituality and in cultivating fraternity and apostolic formation.”
The program between Lucca, Pisa, and Florence
Coordinated by the director of the Study Center, Prof. Giovanni Frausini, professors Francesco Nigro and Martino Mortola will delve into the apostolic roots of the Church and apostolic succession as an interpretive key to the Sacrament of Holy Orders, accompanied by concrete testimonies of ministry.
Also scheduled to speak is Massimo Monzio Compagnoni from the Service for the Promotion of Financial Support to the Church.
The conference will also visit symbolic locations in Lucca and Pisa.
In the City of the Tower, a round table discussion moderated by Prof. Frausini will take place on “Experiences of Ministry as Apostolic Succession”, with contributions from Msgr. Michele Morandi, Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Filippo Margheri, Fr. Marcello Brunini and Fr. Marco Baleani. The concluding Eucharistic celebration in the Cathedral of Pisa will be presided over by Card. Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Archbishop of Siena and president of the CET.
For information and membership, you can write to info@uac-italia.it, redazione@uac-italia.it, or contact Fr. Gian Paolo Cassano at 348.4501986 (gianpaolo@doncassano.it).
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