Christian Life Movement

The Christian Life Movement (Movimiento de Vida Cristiana, MVC) was a lay Catholic ecclesial movement founded in Peru in 1985 by Luis Fernando Figari, who also founded the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV). The movement was part of the so-called "Sodalit Family," and while canonically independent, the MVC shared the same spirituality and was functionally subordinated to the SCV. According to its statutes, the MVC’s General Coordinator and Spiritual Assistant were appointed directly by the SCV's Superior General, underscoring a hierarchical relationship between the two entities.

On 14 January 2025, Pope Francis signed the decree suppressing the MVC, along with all other entities founded by Figari. The decree took canonical effect on 14 April 2025, when it was formally notified (intimated) to the movement’s General Coordinator.

The canonical suppression was part of broader disciplinary measures taken by the Holy See after extensive investigations into cases of abuse and governance irregularities within the institutions founded by Figari. The implementation of the decree was entrusted to the Pontifical Commissioner Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu Farnós, acting under the authority of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.