News
A joint action carried out in unity
Meeting again purely by chance after many years and putting oneself at the service of a brother. Roberto told us this story. Along with many others, he realized what it means to build a network of closeness and care.
News 2 – 2026 General Assembly
Silence, prayer, reflection: today, the 2nd of March, the 3-day spiritual retreat of the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement began.
News 1 – General Assembly 2026
“I hereby officially declare open the Ordinary General Assembly of the Work of Mary, convened in accordance with the methods established by the General Statutes.” These were the words with which Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, opened the proceedings today, 1 March 2026.
Starting again without fear
Idea of the Month – March 2026
Get up and do not be afraid. (Mt 17:7)
Word of Life – March 2026
The General Assembly of the Focolare Movement is about to begin
320 representatives of the Focolare Movement communities around the world will take part in the fourth General Assembly since the death of the foundress Chiara Lubich, from the 1st to the 21st of March. The Assembly will elect the new members of the governing body and will approve the guidelines for the next five years.
A little miracle in just 27 hours
Four years after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, we share a story of proximity, a diary that tells how quickly generosity can move. At the beginning of February, a couple from Lower Austria received a request for help from Kiev appealing for winter clothes for people facing great hardship. Twenty-seven hours later, over a ton of clothes and shoes had reached the collection point. It was an overwhelming wave of willingness and solidarity.
Chiara Lubich: “God needs us”
‘See, I am making all things new.’ Chiara Lubich commented on the Word of Life for February 2026 in April 1989. Here is a brief excerpt.
When Illness Becomes Communion
Brian is from Ireland. He is 62 years old, married, with two daughters, a university professor who lives in Taiwan. Out of the blue he discovered he has a serious disease that has changed his whole life.
2025 Annual Report: moving from policy to culture
The 2025 Annual Report on activities for safeguarding as well as data relating to cases of abuse within the Focolare Movement is now available. Below you will find the introduction, accompanied by an interview with Bishop Alí Herrera, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors of the Catholic Church.
Ottmaring, a Laboratory for Europe
Three days of listening and dialogue between cultures, faith and politics took place at the Focolare’s little town of Ottmaring in Germany, to reflect on Europe in the light of the charism of unity.
Human trafficking: taking action for justice
Message from Margaret Karram for the Online Pilgrimage of Prayer – for the 12th World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking, 8 February 2026
Thought of the day
Be committed to those who suffer
Be committed to those who suffer