A new look has been given to this biographical profile of Vittorio Bachelet, the president who led Italian Catholic Action in the conciliar turning point (1964-1970) and who, as vice-president of the Superior Council of the Judiciary, put his all on the line in the tragic season of Italian terrorism. Him until he was killed, at the hands of the Red Brigades, on 12 February 1980, while leaving a university classroom. His life testifies above all to the development of an authentic vocation as a lay believer, which led him to make choices consistent with the message of the Gospel from a young age, in his studies, in his profession, then in family life, in service to the Church, and finally in the defense of democracy and constitutional freedoms.