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!
[more]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]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]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.”
[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.
The Pope in Philadelphia
From immigration to the celebration of Mass for the crowds. How Pope Francis changed the face of the nation.
[more]“Welcome to New York, Holy Father”
Last 25 September, the city vibrated with excitement as never before, and this means a lot in New York which is so used to superlative events and celebrities. But Pope Francis surpassed them all. Susanne Janssen, director of “Living City Magazine” reported on the event.
[more]Refugees: a new commitment and greater collaborative effort
The Pope’s call during the Angelus on Sunday 6th September 2015 stirred consciences to open the doors of parishes, religious communities, monasteries and convents, to take in refugees. The Focolare Movement’s thanks and response to Pope Francis’ appeal.
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