Focolare Movement

Focolare Delegates’ Meeting (North and South America, Oceania)

Aug 30, 2016

This year there will be three meetings of the Focolare world delegates, to focus particularly on the territory and the challenges facing each continent.
  • From 7- 17 September for Latin America, North America and Oceania
  • From 28 September – 8 October for Africa, Asia and the Middle East
  • From 15 – 23 October for Europe

Around a hundred participants will attend every session (Castel Gandolfo Mariapolis Centre, Rome), with a program partly in common and another part with various themes based on the demands and needs of each geographic area. The themes to be discussed will range from enculturation in Africa to the emergency of refugees and dialogue with Islam in Europe; other topics will focus on the challenges in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Oceania in the social and ecclesiastic fields, from the perspectives of the family, the new generations, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, and many other themes.

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