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The Grain of Wheat Gang

The Grain of Wheat Gang

Recalling with Tininha Cavalcanti, who was among the first to welcome the spirituality of communion in Brazil, when Chiara Lubich launched the Economy of Communion in May 1991.

Economy of Communion: the future is here

Economy of Communion: the future is here

Twenty years since the beginning of the Economy of Communion Project, seventeen-hundred gather in San Paolo for a meeting entitled “The Prophecy Makes History”, following four days of meetings with balances and prospects. Bruni: “Now there is need to change the scales”.

The beginnings of the Economy of Communion

When Chiara Lubich landed in Brazil in May 1991, the country was in the grip of a serious economic recession with an annual rate of inflation reaching 500%. In Sao Paulo, seeing the overwhelming contrast between the towering skyscrapers and the teeming slums surrounding them, Chiara felt the urgent need to overturn this dramatic inequality.

With the young people in Prague

With the young people in Prague

Journeying together: 150 young people from different regions of the Czech Republic, came together in search for something great. It was a meeting in which many felt challenged to make new unconditional choices in life.

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