The Week for a United World in Manila and in other city centers was filled with activities of solidarity and sharing that were the result of years of painstaking effort.

The President of the German Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Zollitsch, welcomed Maria Voce and Giancarlo Faletti on 24 May in Freiburg during their visit to Germany. The theme of their meeting was living faith in communion.

Maria Voce and Giancarlo Faletti, the Focolare’s President and Co-President, were at mass celebrated by Pope Francis at Casa Santa Marta today. At the conclusion of the mass, the pope emphasized the importance of a ‘culture of encounter’.