Regnum Christi
Regnum Christi Shield
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| Abbreviation | RC |
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| Motto | Thy Kingdom Come! |
| Formation | January 3, 1959 |
| Type | Catholic lay ecclesial movement |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
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General Director
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Eduardo Robles Gil |
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Key people
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Sylvester Heereman - Vicar General and acting superior; Gloria Rodriguez - directress of the consecrated women; Jorge Lopez - director of the consecrated men; Marcial Maciel - Founder; Velasio de Paolis - Papal Delegate Álvaro Corcuera - Previous General Director |
| Website | Regnum Christi website |
Sylvester Heereman - Vicar General and acting superior;
Gloria Rodriguez - directress of the consecrated women;
Jorge Lopez - director of the consecrated men;
Marcial Maciel - Founder;
Velasio de Paolis - Papal Delegate
Regnum Christi is an international Catholic Movement. It is open to all lay Catholics and in addition has three consecrated branches the Legion of Christ (Seminarians and priests), consecrated women, and consecrated men. Regnum Christi is dedicated to promoting the Catholic faith. Their motto is "Love Christ, Serve People, Build the Church."
It was founded by Marcial Maciel, who led it until 2005. In 2006, Maciel was investigated by the Holy See and suspended from his ministry, initially over breaches of celibacy, and following public revelations later confirmed as sustained, over sexual abuse of minors. Maciel died in 2008, aged 87. After Maciel's death, and following more revelations, Pope Benedict XVI ordered an apostolic visitation of the Legion of Christ 2009. At the conclusion of that visitation, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis was delegated to conduct a visitation of Regnum Christi. On October 19, 2012, De Paolis published a cover letter for a summary of the Regnum Christi's charism which he had approved as a working document.
Its spirituality can be described as four loves: love for Christ, love for Mary, love for souls, and love for the Church and Pope.
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