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Don Enrico Pepe: A life spent for Unity and the Church
On 2nd March, Father Enrico Pepe, a Focolare priest of the diocese of Teramo-Atri (Italy), concluded his earthly journey. Sent in the 1960s as a missionary to Northeast of Brazil, he formed hundreds of Brazilian priests and seminarians in the spirituality of unity at a time when the clergy was facing a severe crisis. For 25 years he then served as the international coordinator of the Focolare’s Movement for Priests.
Nostalgia for the Infinite
Idea of the Month – April 2025
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? (Is 43:19).
Word of Life – april 2025
Arthur – an invisible man
It was a beautiful afternoon with perfect weather. Lima’s waterfront was crowded: entire families enjoying the beach, parents and children arriving with their surfboards and equipment, surf schools with their instructors, tourists…
Africa: Continent of hope
The African continent is made up of 54 States. It is crossed by the Equator and the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, so much of the territory is located in the torrid zone and is characterized by deserts, savannahs and rainforests. It is the continent with the largest...
Called to hope – Key players of dialogue
cumenical Conference promoted by the Focolare Movement celebrating three anniversaries taking place in 2025.
Among the participants: Msgr. Andrea Palmieri (Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity),
Martin Illert (WCC), H. E. Khajag Barsamian (Armenian Apostolic Church), Elisabeth Newman (Baptist World Alliance), Margaret Karram (Focolare Movement).
Inauguration of the exhibition on Chiara Lubich
On the occasion of the Jubilee 2025, the Chiara Lubich Centre, together with the historical Museum Foundation of Trentino (Italy) have set up an exhibition dedicated to Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. The exhibition was inaugurated on Friday, the 14th of March on the anniversary of Chiara’s death, at the Focolare Meeting Point, in central Rome.
Argentina: flood in Bahía Blanca, an unexpected miracle
Bahía Blanca is a coastal city located at the gateway to Argentine Patagonia begins. With its 370,000 inhabitants, it is the economic, religious and cultural centre of a vast region. Just a few kilometres away, another 80,000 people live in the city of Punta Alta....
Chiara Lubich: “Your neighbour is another you”
With what eyes do we look at the world and our fellow travellers in the adventure of life? It is a question of vital importance, in an era like ours marked by polarisation and disagreements, loneliness and distances between the haves and the have-nots, without forgetting the increasingly pervasive presence of artificial intelligence.
“If I look at this city of Rome…”
A multimedia exhibition dedicated to Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, is opening in Rome at the Focolare Meeting Point and will be open to the public until 31st January, 2026.
One Humanity, One Planet: Synodal Leadership
An international programme for 100 young political leaders will begin in April 2025.A two-year path aimed at strengthening the participation of young people in political action processes at a global level. There are just a few more days left to sign up.
Living the Jubilee in Rome
Rome is welcoming pilgrims from all over the world for the Jubilee of Hope. The Gen 4, the children of the Focolare Movement in Rome, had the idea of a tour of some of the most important places as a way for them to be pilgrims of hope, especially by helping the most disadvantaged.
Thought of the day
Lift yourself up to God
Lift yourself up to God