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A workshop dedicated to synodality
The new course on Synodality organized by the Evangelii Gaudium Center (CEG) will begin on November 4, 2024. To learn more, we interviewed Maria do Sameiro Freitas, secretary general of CEG, moderator of the Synodality Training Course.
Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán in Brazil
Care, horizontal solidarity, believing in it: these are the 3 words that sum up the powerful experience lived during July 2024.
A soul of peace for the world
Today, 7 October, is the day of fasting and prayer for peace called by Pope Francis. We propose an excerpt from Chiara Lubich’s message to the ‘Youth for a United World’ in May 1998.
7 October 2024: day of prayer and fasting to implore world peace
The Focolare Movement accepts the invitation of Pope Francis at the end of the solemn Mass in St Peter’s Square for the opening of the second session of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and joins the day of prayer and fasting to implore peace in the world on 7 October 2024.
Season of creation, season of hope
The road taken by the Focolare Movement in ecumenical dialogue is enriched day by day with concrete actions in the care of Creation.
Being ready to serve
Idea of the month – October 2024
Lebanon: “La Sorgente” Mariapolis Centre opens its doors to displaced people.
Testimonies from the “La Sorgente” Mariapolis Centre of Ain Aar, 20 kilometres north of Beirut where people fleeing from the bombs that are devastating the South of the country, knocked on doors and found them wide open.
Language and Fraternity: Chiara Lubich’s contribution
From 12 to 13 August, the 2nd Seminar of the Linguistics, Philology and Literature Group of the Abba School (1) was held in Recife – Brazil, entitled ‘Language and Fraternity: Chiara Lubich’s contribution’.
Towards celebrating Easter together
The ecumenical group “Pasqua Together 2025” went to meet the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and Pope Francis to offer their commitment so that all Christians may celebrate Easter together. Next year, the date of the Orthodox Easter and the one of the other Christian denominations will coincide and the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicaea Ecumenical Council will also be remembered.
“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.
Thought of the day
Be signs of new life
Be signs of new life