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Focolare Movement on the move
Small groups of adults and young people spend brief periods in remote and often frontier regions of the world, to help keep communities of people that live the ideal of unity to be more united.
Albania: Faces for Peace
“Building bridges – go4peace 2017” is the camp for peace which took place at Shkodër, in Albania, from 10 to 22 August, with young people from 12 different countries. You can see their faces in the video clip “Yourope.”
Brazil: Young Continental Missionaries
The Pope’s invitation during the World Youth Day (WYD) 2013 in Rio, gives rise in Juiz de Fora, to a group of young missionaries of various movements, parishes and new communities, promoted by the young people of the Focolare.
Genfest 2018 in Asia
Confines, barriers, walls: how many of these do we see daily? How many are there in the world and which are the invisible ones? Are they really insurmountable?
Colombia: After the Visit of Pope Francis
Reflections from Focolare members, after the Pope’s historic visit. The journey to peace begins with social justice and reconciliation. Young people raise their voices in favour of a culture of encounter.
News From Atlanta
After Hurricane Irma’s passage over the Caribbean where it caused death and destruction, the violent storm hit Florida, which has been declared in a state of emergency. More than 5.8 million people have been left without electricity, running water or internet. Five...
Powerful earthquake hits Mexico
Mexico has often been struck by seismic movements because it lies in a region where 5 tectonic plaques meet. But the earthquake which hit the nation on September 8 has been so far the most violent earthquake ever recorded (8.2 on the Richter scale). With the epicenter...
8th Edition of LoppianoLab
The LoppianoLab 2017 edition on the theme “Neither victims nor bandits. A change in the rules of the game” from 30 September to 1 October, in the international town of Loppiano.
Córdoba has its Cube of Peace
The original “monument” was unveiled in the city’s Park of the Nations, in front of 750 children during a day of games and recreation. The “Cube” is an educational tool for teaching peace.
Climate Change & Caring for Creation
The fury of the hurricane that caused devastation in Texas invites us to think again about the care and attention we give to our common home. News from the Focolare community in Houston.
Summer Schools for the Making of Global Citizens
During the month of July fifty fraternity labs were carried out around the world by the Young For Unity. Their goal was to experience that every culture is a gift for the other.
The Amazon Project continues
The third edition of the project in the great Brazilian Amazon Region was held in July also this year. Around 40 healthcare professionals and members of the Focolare spent some time in the remote and forgotten places.
Thought of the day
Be ready to love
Be ready to love