{"id":295422,"date":"2026-05-15T16:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetingrimini.org\/?p=295422"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:54:39","slug":"don-giussani-and-the-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetingrimini.org\/en\/don-giussani-and-the-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Giussani and the Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 14 May 2026, in the Basilica of Sant\u2019Ambrogio in Milan, the diocesan phase of the cause for beatification<\/strong> and canonization of don Luigi Giussani came to a close. The documentation collected will now be sent to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. During the testimonial phase, around 80 testimonies were gathered on the spirituality and reputation for holiness of the founder of Communion and Liberation.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Statement by President Bernhard Scholz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u201cFrom the very beginning of the Meeting, don Giussani always accompanied the people who founded it and then guided it,\u201d said the President of the Meeting, Bernhard Scholz<\/strong>. \u201cWe are deeply grateful to him for this closeness and for the encouragement that enabled the Meeting to grow as a place capable of fostering friendship among peoples, cultures and religions, and of promoting dialogue with everyone on the most decisive questions concerning education, social life, culture, economics and politics. His certainty became fruitful in the Meeting\u2019s tireless openness to the challenges that the world presents to us.\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Don Giussani’s addresses at the Meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Don Luigi Giussani had a deep and enduring relationship with the Rimini Meeting. He was present in 1982 during the visit of John Paul II<\/strong> (in the photo).<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>