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Holy See Officially
Recognizes Cursillos
VATICAN CITY, JUNE 11, 2004 (Zenit.org).-
The Cursillo movement, a Christian renewal effort that started in 1949
in Spain and spread worldwide, was recognized officially by the Holy
See.
This movement received the decree of recognition today during the course
of a Liturgy of the Word, at the headquarters of the Pontifical Council
for the Laity, presided over by Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko.
Among those attending were leaders of the movement's four international
groups, as well as bishops from several countries.
The Cursillo movement is present in 60 countries, with a following of
some 5 million. The basic idea of the cursillo, or "little course," is a
three-day retreat for those seeking God to whom the fundamental truths
of the Christian faith are proclaimed.
The first cursillo was held from Jan. 7-10, 1949, on the island of
Majorca, the fruit of the commitment of Catholic Action youth who had
made a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the Marian year of 1948.
The cursillos spread so rapidly. Within five years, cursillos were held
in all the continents.
At a May 2002 meeting with Cursillo representatives, John Paul II
encouraged the process of discernment that led to today's decree.
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