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Young people spreading a message of joy and hope by means of music. Bands that sing out the Gospel and offer an experience that is radical and deeply committed.

Gen Rosso performs its “Dimensione Indelibile” show in the area of Poggio Renatico (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Proceeds from the concert donated to an earthquake fund.

Antonio Aliffi, also known as Riad, recounts a few episodes from his life in testimony to that living water that Jesus describes in September’s Word of Life.

Apostolic visit of Benedict XVI (14 -16 September 2012). A journey of dialogue and peace, among the different components of Lebanese society.

‘You’ve brightened Egypt.’ Maria Voce and Giancarlo during a conversation with several groups of Focolare members in Egypt.

Maria Voce and Giancarlo Falletti are welcomed by three hundred and fifty people from several cities in the land of pyramids, along with some representatives from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Syria and Iraq.

A look at the Genfest by some of the 12,000 ‘bridge builders’ who attended the event. Some faces and stories of the people who, in only a few days have become a single heart that beats to the rhythm of unity.

The “city of bridges” has become the ideal theatre for today’s long awaited event, the 2012 edition of Genfest. A delegation is welcomed by the Hungarian Parliament and Fraternity Corner is inaugurated.

Apart from the 12,000 participants who will be present in Budapest for Genfest 2012, thousands of young (and so young) people will be following the event live from all around the world. See details of schedule.

“A United World: An Ideal Which Makes History” was the title of Genfest 1990 which also gathered young people from Eastern Europe for the first time, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. Chiara Lubich invites the young people to cooperate in giving a soul to the world. Sports Stadium, Rome – 31 March 1990.

This is the title of the Roman Oberver 26 August 2012 article about the upcoming event in Budapest, Hungary.