The Christian Life Community (CLC) held its world assembly at the Jesuit high school La Providence in Amiens from 3 to 13 August 2023. Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Jesuits and World Assistant of CLC, was present on 6 and 7 August.

The 18th World Assembly of the Christian Life Community (CLC) was attended by 220 participants from 66 countries on every continent. Every five years, this gathering enables delegates from each national community to review the past years and discern future directions.

Nearly 80 Jesuits took part in the assembly, most of them assistants to national communities, marking "the strength of the collaboration between CLC and the Society of Jesus", in the words of P. Hervé Le Houérou sj, national assistant to CLC France.

August 6, a day open to all CLC members

The World Assembly proposed a day open to all CLC members on Sunday 6 August, and nearly 1,000 came to Amiens. Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, presided over and gave the homily at the Mass of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Amiens cathedral, in the presence of the new Provincial of French-speaking Western Europe (EOF), Fr Thierry Dobbelstein SJ:

At the end of the Open Day, Fr General met with the national CLC ecclesiastical assistants to reflect on how the Society of Jesus and the Christian Life Community can work and collaborate together,

Arturo Sosa SJ also spoke the following day to the 220 delegates at the world assembly: By choosing "Discerning paths of hope" as the theme of this world assembly, you have wished to unite discernment and hope, which allows me today to deepen with you the meaning of this union in Ignatian spirituality