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Mind, heart and hands for fraternity
The Genfest is coming soon and young people from all over the world are getting ready to experience how to go beyond all borders.
Bomb- Making and the Longing for Peace
An arms factory provides jobs to many people, a committee fights to reconvert it to civilian purposes and an entire community works for peace. Paolo Balduzzi’s interview with Cinzia Guaita, one of the committee members.
[:it]Papa Francesco al CEC di Ginevra[:es]Papa Francisco al CEC de Ginebra
Pope Francis has embarked on an ecumenical pilgrimage which is taking place today at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva (Switzerland), on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The theme of the celebration:...
Journalism and Migration
A seminar on the Journalism of Dialogue took place in Bodo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso from 9 to 13 June. Michele Zanzucchi from Italy, Guy Roland from Benin, Armand Djoualeu from Cameroon plus many Christian and Muslim professionals and students from Niger, Mali, Ivory...
The road to Dublin
In preparation for the World Meeting of Families that will take place in Ireland August 21–26, the Focolare community put itself at the service of the local Church. One event was a day entirely dedicated to families.
Judge Shaheed’s Reform
A Muslim Afro-American judge from Indianapolis is inspired by the charism of Chiara Lubich to institute a special tribunal for people with mental problems or psychological dependence. “I learned as a judge to experience compassion.”
Love is never on the move
Married for 50 years, 7 children and 17 grandchildren: these are the “statistics” describing Anna and Claudio’s family. “We want to be instruments of God’s love.”
Coffee: an opportunity to go beyond
“Beyond Go Coffee”, the initiative relaunched by the youths of the Focolare Movement of Milan, in tune with the theme of Genfest 2018: going beyond oneself, to place the other in the centre.
Maria Voce at Green Attica
An international ecological symposium organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, 5-8 June. “Toward a Greener Attica, Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People”.
Guatamala’s Fuego Volcano Tragedy
Among the street children
In the outskirts of Mexico City, the Focolare community works in an environment of extreme poverty, sharing the Gospel message with children who live with drugs and trafficking. Here’s Nicola Nicoletti’s article in Vatican City’s L’Osservatore Romano newspaper.
New rector of PLU
There is great satisfaction also in the Sophia University Institute of Loppiano. The new Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University (PLU), recently appointed by Pope Francis, is also a “visiting professor” at the University Institute. Vincenzo Buonomo, jurist and...
Thought of the day
Build bridges of friendship
Build bridges of friendship









