The People’s Marian University
founded and inaugurated by Chiara Lubich on October 15th 1980 in Rocca di Papa (Rome)

The People’s Marian University is divided into multi-year courses entrusted to different teams of professors. Due to the popular character of this university, the texts of the lessons are as simple, universal and accessible to all as possible. Each year of study ends with final talks experienced as moments of communion in harmony with the spirituality of unity. In fact, even in teaching and learning, everyone tries to keep the presence of Jesus alive among them (cf. Mt 18:20), so that it is He who informs everyone’s thoughts with His wisdom.

Lessons Year 2025
Recognising oneself The Statutes: a path and a mirror
Lesson 1
11th JANUARY

Introduction to the course – Renata Simon, Francisco Canzani

Leave only the Gospel – Fabio Ciardi, Lucia Abignente, Adriana Cosseddu

Dialogando – Answers and insights

Lesson 2
8th FEBRUARY

The Charism and the Rule – Fabio Ciardi

A life together expressed by Law – Tiziana Merletti

Dialogando – Answers and insights

Lesson 3
8th MARCH

Approaching the Statutes: a historical understanding – Lucia Abignente

The Statutes: inheritance and prophecy – Adriana Cosseddu

 

Dialogando – Answers and insights

Lesson 4
12th April

Rules and Freedom – Tommaso Bertolasi

Government: at the service of unity. Elisabetta Scomazzon

 

Dialogando – Answers and insights

Lesson 5
10th MAY

How to read the Statutes – Panel Discussion – Raphael Takougang, Cristiane Ribeiro, Elfride Glaubitz

 

Dialogando – Answers and insights

2025 course evaluation and interview questions
available at the end of the course