A passage from Chiara Lubich’s speech in Rome, in 2000, during the XV World Youth Day, attended by over two million young people from all over the world. (Tor Vergata – Rome, 19 August 2000). https://youtu.be/My3XSN8RNcE
Don’t be attracted by things that are short-lived
On 20 June 2026, we mark the first anniversary of the passing of Maria Voce (Emmaus), the first President of the Focolare Movement (2008–2021) after Chiara Lubich. As we remember her, we asked ourselves: how did Emmaus live out unity in everyday life? The focolarine who lived with her during her final years recount a number of small episodes—little “acts of love” if you will —that reveal how mutual love, lived faithfully in every circumstance, lays the foundations for receiving unity as a gift from God.
Reconnecting with school classmates. A whatsApp group and the push to go beyond the mobile phone screen.
The “Expo Fest” concluded a journey that involved 1,300 young people and 105 teams between Italy and Albania carrying out concrete actions of solidarity, active citizenship, environmental care, inclusion and peace.
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