By Marco Luppi – He was present on May 10, 2018 when Pope Francis arrived in Loppiano. Marco Luppi, professor and researcher in Contemporary History at the Sophia University Institute, explores in this article an aspect of the speech that the pontiff, the first to visit a Focolare town, addressed to those present.
From Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2025, during the Easter Triduum, the jubilee edition of the “Drops of spirituality” experience will take place in Loppiano.
On the occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the shrine hosted an ecumenical vigil on Friday 24 January.
On Sunday 19 January, Bishop Manetti inaugurated the Jubilee Year in the shrine of Mary Theotokos in Loppiano with a solemn mass.
On Sunday 19 January, the Bishop of Fiesole, will inaugurate the Jubilee Year 2025 with a solemn celebration in the shrine Maria Theotokos.
In the second half of July, 13 seminarians had a church-communion experience at “Vinea Mea.”