Eternal Rest Grant, O Lord

March 16, 2008

Chiara Lubich, founder of the international Focolare movement of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the most influential women in modern Catholicism, died Friday, her movement said. She was 88.

Lubich died at her home south of Rome after being discharged from a hospital Thursday night, in line with her wishes. She had been in frail health for years and had recently had respiratory problems.