Vita e Pensiero

Abbonamento annuale alla rivista BOLLETTINO DELL'ARCHIVIO PER LA STORIA DEL MOVIMENTO SOCIALE CATTOLICO IN ITALIA.

If there is a common feature in the action and thought of both don Primo Mazzolari and Guido Miglioli, it is their commitment to the poor in the name of their fidelity to Gospel. The personal events of both their lives intersected with each other unavoidably, not only as they came from the same land – Cremona countryside – but also because their humanity was able to change deep divergences into opportunities of dialogue, public debate and friendship...

This article examines one of the most forward-looking political theories developed by Guido Miglioli, the charismatic leader of farmers’ unions of the province of Cremona and nonconformist leader of the IPP (Italian Popular Party): his theory was the need of an across-the-board alliance between the IPP and the ISP (Italian Socialist Party) against Fascism...

This essay deals with a crucial phase in ACLI history: its split-up caused by the decisions taken at the 1959 National Congress. This Congress established the incompatibility between political and managerial positions within the Association...

In this essay, the author presents an unpublished paper written by Mario Romani. In it, as required by Catholic University’s Rector, Agostino Gemelli, the then young scholar analyzes and comments on a bill about trade unions which had been proposed by Amintore Fanfani in 1947. Romani revealed his awareness for those labour issues, trade unionism and industrial relations regarding which he would become a sharp and refined expert...