Run4Unity2016 Columbus, Ohio
Finally the Run4Unity2016 baton arrived in Ohio! 
On Saturday, May 14, Run4Unity2016 took place in Columbus. It was a super day full of joy, unity and friendship!
Meeting of the Lay Movements – Chicago
On May 8, Most Reverend Blaise Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago met with the lay movements operating within the Chicago Archdiocese. There were twenty five lay movements present including Communion and Liberation, Legion of Mary, Marriage Encounter, and Cursillo among others.
[more]Mariapolis 2016
Held in a variety of settings, with different programs, Mariapolis, is an occasion to gather with many and, in a dialogue of true openness, learn to be a gift for one another. Here are the locations and dates for the 2016 Mariapolises.
[more]2016 West Coast Mariapolis
COME TO CALIFORNIA FOR THE SUMMER MARIAPOLIS! Nearby Yosemite National Park, a gathering of people of all ages and backgrounds, with the common desire to live out the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
[more]Children and the real Christmas story
“Jesus is the greatest gift of all”: with this spirit, thousands of children throughout the world remind us that “Jesus has been dislodged,” and invite us to make him once again the focus of Christmas. In St. Peter’s Square on 20 December, there will be a Children’s Jubilee with the blessing of their statues of Baby Jesus.
John “A Ray of Sunshine”
A video produced by the Gen 4 International Centre in Rome.
Caitlin’s Challenge – It’s the how that makes the difference!
16 year old Caitlin Rowley from Houston, Texas, shares how she lives with Crohn’s Disease, overcoming her fears. An experience which emanates strength and light.
Joelma and the Wall of Tiles
An exhibition held in support of victims in war-torn countries. It consists of a wall composed of handmade tiles which can be lifted off and taken home. Joelma Regis, the project creator, explains: “We are all connected and together we can help tear down the walls of indifference in our everyday lives.”
Chiara Lubich: holiness of the people
A year after the opening of Chiara Lubich’s Cause of Beatification, we publish an extract from a talk she gave at Loppiano on the 14th May 1987.
[more]Baby Jesus Project
In cities all over the world, thousands of children of the Focolare Movement have responded to the invitation of Chiara Lubich to bring Jesus back into Christmas.
[more]Remembering Chiara Luce Badano
“Once upon a time, in 1971 (yeah, not that long ago!), in Sassello, Italy a girl named Chiara Luce was born. She was an average girl who liked to sing and play tennis. She even failed math one year. She never did anything “big” like found a hospital or religious order, but she went to Church regularly and tried to love God and live the Gospel in her life.”
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