'This experience is not meant for you alone. It is for everyone!' Pope Francis sends 'generous and beautiful' letter to CCR days before his death

Read the official letter below which Pope Francis wrote for the encounter that the CCR had in Rome on April 3. The Holy Father was due to attend this scheduled meeting, but was unable to do so because of his poor health. Even so, he did not forget about CCR, and the letter was read out by Pino Scafuro (CHARIS moderator) for all the participants at the historic meeting in the heart of the Church. CHARIS international called the letter "a generous and beautiful gesture from the Holy Father."

Dear brothers and sisters,

I send my greetings to all of you who, at the invitation of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, are celebrating your Jubilee “in the heart of the Church,” raising to the Lord an intense prayer of intercession for the People of God and for the whole world.

In this way, just as the beating heart pumps blood throughout the entire body, you desire to dedicate yourselves not only to the Church but also open yourselves to her universal dimensions, making your own the intentions of the Holy Father, especially for peace and reconciliation. The Holy Spirit, the gift of the Risen Lord, is the source of communion, harmony and fraternity. This is precisely what the Church is: a new and reconciled humanity.

Dear friends, this experience is not meant for you alone. It is for everyone! Share it with the world as a source of hope and peace. The Spirit can grant true peace to human hearts, which is necessary for overcoming conflicts in our families, in society and among nations. I urge you to be witnesses and artisans of peace and unity, always striving to build communion, beginning with your groups and communities. May the regard you show to your leaders never become an occasion of conflict.  Be ever ready to cooperate with others, particularly with your parish communities, and the Lord will bless you with abundant fruits.

I thank you for your closeness and I accompany you with my blessing.  I pray for you and ask you, please, to continue to pray for me!

From the Vatican, 29 March 2025