On 14 March 2008 Chiara Lubich died. Five years on, Chiara, the founder of the Focolare Movement, will be commemorated in many ways across the world. The backdrop is the preparations by the Movement’s members to welcome Roman Catholic Church’s new Pope.

On the last day of 2012 our thoughts and efforts are still with the people suffering from war and natural disasters. Dramatic news is arriving from Syria and Cuba.

In the Mariapolis Lia, from 28 December to 6 January, an educational event run jointly with the Sophia University Institute on the topic: ‘Epistemological Foundations for a Culture of Fraternity’.