Since 2014, there has been a community of focolarini living in the “Morro della Croce”. They share the simple and poor life of this teeming favela in Florianópolis. Vilson Groh, who has been living there for over 30 years, says: “This is an expression of Chiara’s desire to have focolares also on the peripheries of the world. https://vimeo.com/378511750
Enter into communion with the Father
The donations, collected through Action for a United World (AMU) and Action for New Families (AFN), will be used to provide essential aid and support for the reconstruction of homes for the people of Venezuela affected by the powerful earthquake on June 24, 2026.
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.
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