The “young people of the Genfest” with the Pope at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, during the audience of 5 September.
Talk to the young people at Genfest 2012: “Look on high!”
Maria Voce’s keynote address to the young people.
Genfest 2012: “Look on high!”
The first busy day at the Genfest concluded with a mega-concert. Today, 1 September, Maria Voce, president of the Focolare Movement, delivers the keynote address and personal stories are shared by young people from around the world.
The countdown has ended and Genfest 2012 has begun!
The “city of bridges” has become the ideal theatre for today’s long awaited event, the 2012 edition of Genfest. A delegation is welcomed by the Hungarian Parliament and Fraternity Corner is inaugurated.
How to follow the live transmission of Genfest 2012
Apart from the 12,000 participants who will be present in Budapest for Genfest 2012, thousands of young (and so young) people will be following the event live from all around the world. See details of schedule.
Genfest 2012: Are you ready to go?
Are you ready for the Genfest? An interview with three youths, protagonists in the worldwide event, uniting 12000 youths in Hungary, from the 31st August to 2nd September.
Genfest 2012: The World is Getting Ready
The activities of Youth for a United World (Y4UW), spreading universal brotherhood, go beyond all bounds. The project that inspires them will be relaunched in September in Budapest with Genfest 2012: Let’s Bridge.
Genfest 2012: History in a Flash
In the late 1960’s Chiara Lubich launched an appeal: “Youths of the whole world, unite!” Thousands of youths everywhere have responded committing themselves to the greatest ideal of all: contributing to uniting the human family. This brief video retraces the important moments of this story.
The Genfest 2012 website is online!
“Let’s bridge” is an event which will gather thousands of young people in Budapest (31 August-2 September 2012). A preview of the official website is up and running: www.genfest.org
Genfest 2012: Building Bridges
The preparations for the next Genfest are well underway. The Genfest is planned for 31st August, 1st and 2nd Spetember 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.