International Service for Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church

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The International Service for Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church ( English : International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services ; Abbreviation: ICCRS ) as an international organization in the Roman Catholic Church supports the networking of the Catholic groups of charismatic renewal . It has been recognized by the Holy See as an association of believers and works as a service provider for coordination , information and communication within the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. To this end, she is in contact with 165 groups worldwide. It is also the liaison point to the Vatican .

history

The Charismatic Renewal, which arose from the Charismatic Movement, developed on the initiative of Catholic students around 1967 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh ( USA ). In prayer groups and at leisure, the met believers and gathered experience in the common spirituality . Subsequently, other Catholic universities in the USA were founded, including in 1970 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend ( Indiana ), from here the charismatic movement continued worldwide. At this university, an "International Communication Center" (ICO) was founded, which was dedicated to the task of maintaining contacts between the groups and supporting them in their work. Since 1973 the ICO has published a yearbook with the existing prayer groups. In 1977, 110 people from 60 nations met for a meeting at which an “International Committee” was set up; it took over the work of the ICO. In 1978, the official founding year of the ICCRS, an International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Office (ICCRO) was established in Brussels . It had nine members from Europe , Asia , North America , South America and Oceania . Cardinal Léon-Joseph Suenens , who was Archbishop of Mechlin-Brussels , acted as ecclesiastical assistant . In order to ensure a faster and more intensive cooperation with the Holy See, the ICCRO moved to Rome in the Vatican in 1980 . The name change to International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Service (ICCRS) was connected with this. On September 14, 1993, the ICCRS was recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity as an international organization under papal law and included in the list of associations and associations of the faithful .

The dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit ( St. Peter's Basilica , Cathedra Petri , Gian Lorenzo Bernini ) and the charismatic movement

Self-image

ICCRS wants to promote renewal all over the world, to this end it supports all groups in organizational and communicative terms. The prerequisite for this is loyalty to the Catholic Church and the promotion of prayer groups and communities in the spirit of the charismatic movement.

Structure and distribution

The body is formed by a council consisting of the president, the vice-president, the ecclesiastical assistant (with the rank of bishop ) and twelve council members. A managing director manages the executive office under the supervision of the president and on the basis of the guidelines and resolutions given. Charismatic Renewal groups and organizations from 165 countries around the world have joined the ICCRS. The charismatic renewal in the Catholic Church in Germany is recognized by the German Bishops' Conference . The speakers of local Charismatic Renewal groups are confirmed by the respective diocesan bishop .

Charismatic movements / renewals

The last International Conference on Charismatic Renewal held by the ICCRS ended on July 7, 2014 in Uganda . Delegates from 52 countries took part. The Pontifical Council for the Laity recognized the following associations of the faithful born of the Charismatic Movement: Chemin Neuf , Community of the Beatitudes , Institute for World Evangelization - ICPE Mission , Community Emmanuel , Fondacio. Christians for the World , Catholic Fraternity, and Catholic Community of Shalom . On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Charismatic Movement, Pope Francis has invited to a big celebration in Rome for 2017. This event is jointly organized by the ICCRS and the Catholic Fraternity.

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  1. ↑ Compare on Linguee: The ICCRS Newsletter is the International Newsletter published bimonthly in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. German : [...] circular of the "International Service of Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church" appears every two months on [...] [1]
  2. ↑ Address of his holiness John Paul II to the council of the "International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Office." March 14, 1992 [2]
  3. ↑ CE - What is it? ( Memento of March 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church in Germany (accessed on March 16, 2015)
  4. ↑ International charismatic renewal conference closes
  5. ^ Pope invites Catholic Charismatics to celebration at Vatican in 2017