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Catholics to gather for annual New York Encounter next month: ‘There’s nothing like it’

Attendees listen to a panel discussion at the New York Encounter in 2024. / Credit: New York Encounter

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 28, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Overthecourseofthreedaysnextmonth,CatholicsfromtheU.S.andabroadwillgatherintheheartofNewYorkCityforaone-of-a-kindculturalconferencededicatedtoeducation,dialogue,andfriendship. OrganizedannuallybymembersofCommunionandLiberation,anecclesiastical movement foundedbytheItalianpriestFatherLuigiGiussani,the event willtakeplaceFeb.14–16attheMetropolitanPavilion,125West18thSt.,NewYorkCity.Severalofthepresentationswillbelivestreamed,andnoregistrationisrequired. “There’snothinglikeit,”HollyPeterson,oneoftheNewYorkEncounter’slongtimeorganizers,toldCNAinaninterview.“Doingsomethingfreethat’slikeaprettyhighlevelkindofdoesn’texist.”  Indeed,thewide-rangingprogramofeventsattheEncounterincludespaneldiscussions,artisticperformances,andexhibitsexploringtopicsthatarenottypicallyengagedatrun-of-the-millCatholicgatherings. Thisyear,forexample,oneexhibitwi