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“I have only one Spouse on earth”
20 September 1949 – 20 September 2024
Congo: experiences of synodality
Some meetings of spiritual deepening for priests and seminarians were held in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Testimonies of hope in a beautiful country devastated by conflict and exploitation.
Indonesia: hope for greater interfaith harmony
Pope Francis’visit to Asia and Oceania was full of significant gestures and profound encounters with local communities. Among them was that of the Focolare. We collected the testimony of Paul Segarra, focolarino of the Indonesian community.
Brazil 07/24
Trip of Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán, president and co-president of the Focolare Movement, to Brazil and Genfest 2024 held in Aparecida, Brazil
Chiara Lubich: The basis of universal fraternity
Interreligious dialogue is one of the characteristics of the Focolare Movement,
one of the dialogues that characterize it.
Deeds and not words. Being consistent and coherent.
IDEA OF THE MONTH – September 2024
Time of Creation
Once again the Time of Creation has arrived this year, the annual Christian celebration to pray and respond together to the cry of Creation.
Chiara Lubich: Beyond human nature
On 7th February, 1971 Chiara Lubich made an entry in her diary about the profound experience of closeness with suffering brothers and sisters.
The teens at the Foco School
From August 2-10, 2024, the international school for the Gen3, the teenagers of the Focolare Movement, was held. An experience on the discovery of God and universal fraternity for a future of peace.
Trieste welcomes migrants
Supporting those who reach the Italian border city, escaping war, persecution, and hardship, is a daily mission for the local Focolare community.
UNIRedes: hope for Latin America and the world
It brings together 74 social organisations inspired by the spirituality of the Focolare Movement in Latin America and the Caribbean, but speaks to the whole world. The partner associations of UNIRedes met from the 25th to the 27th of July in Brazil to take stock and look to the future together.
The Gospel lived: “Lord, it is good for us to be here” (Mt. 17:4)
The Gospels tell how the disciples experienced unforgettable experiences of joy and light with Jesus and how they treasured them, drawing strength from them in times of difficulty. We too may have experienced with wonder and excitement God’s presence and action in our lives. It gives us joy to discover His intervention of Love in our daily lives. This is what happened in Peru in a center that has been working for years in welcoming and accompanying migrants coming especially from Venezuela.
Thought of the day
Be open to hope
Be open to hope