Priests of communion at Vinea Mea
Holy Thursday highlights the role of the priest, and the Vinea Mea Spirituality Center in Loppiano, Italy, has trained more than 4,000 priests and seminarians in a spirit of communion.
[more]Gospel, Charisms and Culture
Focolare International Centre (April 6-7, 2017). A conference comprised of experts from different countries and cultures examines intercultural similarities and differences.
[more]Egypt: Solidarity in the wake of the attacks
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News received from the Focolare community on location. Two churches have been hit, in Tanta and Alexandria with 45 dead and 118 injured. The Holy Father’s prayer.
[more]New Humanity, For A More United World
April 1 – 4, 2017. Days of intense work at the New Humanity’s annual seminar assembly in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.
[more]News from Colombia
Strong rains caused three rivers to overflow their banks in the south of the country. A mudslide hit the town of Mocoa, wiping out entire neighbourhoods, with many dead, wounded and lost. The local Focolare community writes.
[more]Athenagoras and Chiara Lubich
Fifty years ago, on 13 June 1967, the first meeting between the founder of the Focolare Movement and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I took place in Istanbul. It became a bridge of unity between this outstanding religious figure and Pope Paul VI.
Australia: Welcoming migrants from Syria and Iraq
In Perth, the most isolated city on earth, young people and families from a local community connect with migrant families and their needs.
Philippines – Agents of harmony in a world dominated by conflict
200 members of major religions from 13 Asian countries met for a unique experience of dialogue and sharing at the School of Oriental Religions in Tagaytay.
Switzerland: Immigrants helping immigrants
Régine, herself an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo, goes beyond her personal drama and transforms her suffering into ideas and projects for others in need.
Youth campaign: Changing our own square metre of space
In Central America, Jaime and his friends propose paths of peace in the face of inner-city violence, while Vietnamese teacher, Tuong, teaches children the Gospel art of loving. Small signs of social change.
[more]A focolare in the Himalayas
At the request of the bishop there, three focolarini open a focolare house in the Lesser Himalayas, with the challenge of bringing the light of the Gospel with their lives to those fertile mountain lands.
[more]The Netherlands: Journey towards unity
Day-long ecumenical event in Nieuwkuijk with heads of Churches and Luther expert, Hubertus Blaumeiser. The excitement of communion in Christ.
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