Sodalitium Christianae Vitae

Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), or Sodalitium of Christian Life (Sodalitium is a Latin term meaning "Fellowship or Brotherhood"), is a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right, according to the Code of Canon Law which governs the Catholic Church. It was founded in Lima, Peru by Luis Fernando Figari on December 8, 1971, the day in which the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It acquired its present canonical form when Pope John Paul II gave his Pontifical approval on July 8, 1997.

Sodalitium Christianae Vitae

Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), or Sodalitium of Christian Life (Sodalitium is a Latin term meaning "Fellowship or Brotherhood"), is a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right, according to the Code of Canon Law which governs the Catholic Church. It was founded in Lima, Peru by Luis Fernando Figari on December 8, 1971, the day in which the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It acquired its present canonical form when Pope John Paul II gave his Pontifical approval on July 8, 1997.