On 14 June 2021, the Rev. Matthew A. Laferty, director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome, visited Centro Uno and the international headquarters of the Focolare Movement today in Rocca di Papa outside Rome to learn about the Focolare Movement, the spirituality and legacy of their founder Chiara Lubich, and share about the work of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome. The Focolare Mocement which means “hearth” in Italian is a Catholic lay movement with a special call for dialogue and Christian unity.
