Anna Maria and Danilo Zanzucchi have been asked by Pope Benedict XVI to prepare the meditations for the “Way of the Cross” on Good Friday. It’s the first time that a married couple has undertaken the task.
In spite of their fear in the face of so many failed marriages, young people today are still feeling the need for a lifelong love that is sanctioned by a sacrament.
On April 2 – April 9, 2012 Co-President Giancarlo Faletti will visit Focolare communities in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica and Panama. On April 4, 2012 an academic event is planned at Manuel Betran University of Bogota.
For thirty years the the Focolari have been involved in La Merced, one of the poorest districts on the periphery of Bogotà. They offer child support for boys and girls, assistance to mothers, a health centre and many other servicesl. Amid joys and sufferings this small slice of society has been growing in the light of the Gospel.
The ‘no’ vote wins in a referendum to modify family law in way that risked damaging core values of society’s basic building block.
The message of Benedict XVI for the 27th World Youth Day 2012 beneath the banner of joy “. . . in a world so often marked by sadness and anxiety”.
