Friday, May 27, 2011 - Focolare Movement

Hungary is bursting with vitality

Joachim SchwindFriday, May 27, 2011

The Focolare president’s meetings with the Budapest community are characterised by communion, experiences, projects and dialogue. ... Read More

Cardinal Scherer: “Speak out loudly about the Economy of Communion”

Joachim SchwindFriday, May 27, 2011

During his visit to the International Assembly of the Economy of Communion (EoC) taking place in Brazil, the Cardinal of Sao Paulo launched a strong appeal. The EoC is an instrument of a new evangelization. ... Read More

The beginnings of the Economy of Communion

Joachim SchwindFriday, May 27, 2011

When Chiara Lubich landed in Brazil in May 1991, the country was in the grip of a serious economic recession with an annual rate of inflation reaching 500%. In Sao Paulo, seeing the overwhelming contrast between the towering skyscrapers and the teeming slums surrounding them, Chiara felt the urgent need to overturn this dramatic inequality. ... Read More

Hungary, Cradle of the Volunteers of God

MLaura HernándezFriday, May 27, 2011

We offer some excerpts from an historical letter of Chiara Lubich that marked the birth of the Volunteers of God. ... Read More

P.Joseph Scopa

Friday, May 27, 2011

Date of Death: 27/05/2011 Branch of belonging: Priest Nation: United States ... Read More