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In the Philippines, the SGV Inc Foundation, with the participation of the Department of Commerce and Industry, selected the most innovative businessmen of the year. Among the finalists was Francis Ganzon of Bangko Kabayan, a bank which draws inspiration from the Economy of Communion model.

On September 23 and 24 over a thousand young people converged on the Focolare town of Mariapolis Lia in Argentina, to take part in the 2017 youth festival in preparation for the upcoming Genfest 2018.

Cindy reports from the Focolare community: “We got away and are now safe. My heart is in pieces for the people who lost everything. This is how we’re leaning what matters in life, certainly not material things. Up until today the death toll has risen to 31 and more than 400 missing.”

The Marian Ecumenical Symposium was held on the occasion of the 3rd centenary celebration of Our Lady of Aparecida, and 500 years of the protestant Reformation: a new step in the ecumenical journey among Christians, Catholics and Lutherans.

The story of a friendship and sharing that brings relief and builds solid bridges, amidst one of the many tragedies unfolding in the world today, the flight of hundreds and thousands of refugees from Myanmar

Strategies and action plans for personal care at collective and individual levels, were the themes of the recent Congress for healthcare practitioners promoted from 7 -10 September in Sao Paolo by the Health Dialogue Culture.

To celebrate its 50 years of activity, the English language magazine, founded in 1967 in New York as one of the 32 editions of the Focolare Movement, held a conference on 24 September entitled, “Building bridges: how can media facilitate dialogue in our polarised...

The Focolare Movement wishes to express its gratitude for the support it has received after the recent earthquakes in central and southern regions of the country, on the 7th and 9th of September.