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One hundred and thirty Focolare young people from25 countries meet Mayor Vera Baboun in Bethlehem, along with some of their Palestinian age-mates. Mayor Baboun remarked: “In a country wounded by the absence of brotherhood the rule that says ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ is the real change.”

Chiara Lubich spoke to a crowd of 15,000 gathered at Paleur Stadium in Rome, in March 1983, for a meeting of the New Humanity Movement. Thirty years on, in the light of those guidelines, an Expo in Chicago presents social efforts and changes well underway in North America.

The Archbishop of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Aleppo, Mor Gregorious Yohanna Ibrahim, and Bishop Paul Yazigi from the Greek Orthodox Church in Aleppo and Iskanderun were kidnapped on 22 April in the outskirts of Aleppo. Their release is uncertain.

A multidisciplinary academic conference was held in Taipei on the thought of Chiara Lubich. Pope Francis’ goodwill message.

A meeting at Catania entitled “The Muslim family, the Christian family: challenges and hopes” was attended by around 500 people as an opportunity to promote dialogue.

Two events of prayer and dialogue that remembered the figure of the Focolare’s foundress. The Apostolic Nuncio, Msgr. Nowacki, was also present.

An “Out of the Box” Adventure: three hundred young people from all over Philippines chose to spend their summer vacation exploring life outside their own personal boxes for this year’s most-awaited Youth Camp.

1st May appointment that concludes the Genfest year, with a special focus on the Holy Land.

A glimpse into the daily life of 7 to 8 years old children, in dealing with their class companions and parents.

A life spent in generously passing on the ideal of unity. (May 1993 – January 17, 2013)

The young people in Boston want to show the world that fear is not the answer. A walk to ‘finish’ the marathon on Friday 19th April will be a sign of hope.

The second international dialogue meeting between the Focolare Movement and the Department of Orthodox Theology of the University of Babes-Bolyai in Cluj-Napoca.