Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), or Sodalitium[1] of Christian Life, is a defunct Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right. It was founded in Lima, Peru, by Luis Fernando Figari on 8 December 1971. It acquired its canonical form when Pope John Paul II gave his Pontifical approval on 8 July 1997. [2]

1 day ago · An official of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said Pope Francis' decision to suppress Sodalitium Christianae Vitae was based on the fact that there was no authentic charism, or ...

1 day ago · The two men were sent by Pope Francis to Peru in July 2023 to investigate allegations of sexual, psychological and physical abuse in Sodalitium Christiane Vitae and confirmed in Lima that Pope Francis' decision to suppress Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, founded by Luis Fernando Figari in 1971, came along with cancelling "everything that Figari ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Vatican investigators Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, right, from Spain, and Archbishop Charles Scicluna, from Malta, walk outside of the Nunciatura Apostolica during a break from …

Aug 14, 2024 · The Vatican has expelled the founder of an influential Peruvian religious movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after more than a decade of downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse and financial corruption.

May 31, 2024 · Four decades on, he is still waiting for a measure of justice to address his claims against Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), a secretive Roman Catholic society founded in Peru that has...

Sep 6, 2024 · The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) was founded in Peru, with its history and works having a particular scope in this country. It was established in the city of Lima in 1971, …

Jul 26, 2023 · LIMA, Peru (AP) — Two key Vatican investigators have begun an audit in Peru’s capital of a secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. following allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits.

Jan 20, 2025 · ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican...

Jan 23, 2025 · In Peru, the Sodalitium movement to be dissolved Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, the Peruvian Catholic conservative movement, has confirmed its upcoming dissolution by the Vatican. This final ...