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One Humanity, One Planet: Synodal Leadership
An international programme for 100 young political leaders will begin in April 2025.A two-year path aimed at strengthening the participation of young people in political action processes at a global level. There are just a few more days left to sign up.
Living the Jubilee in Rome
Rome is welcoming pilgrims from all over the world for the Jubilee of Hope. The Gen 4, the children of the Focolare Movement in Rome, had the idea of a tour of some of the most important places as a way for them to be pilgrims of hope, especially by helping the most disadvantaged.
Sophia University Institute: opening of the 2024-25 academic year
‘Dialogue, religions, geopolitics’ was the title of the inaugural lecture given by Fabio Petito, Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex.
A Focolare in the indigenous heart of Guatemala
Two years ago a group of focolarine relocated to begin an experience of living alongside indigenous communities.
‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?’ (Lk 6:41)
Jesus had come down from the mountain where he had spent the night in prayer and then had chosen his apostles. When he reached a flat place, he began to preach to them, beginning with the proclamation of the Beatitudes. Luke’s and Matthew’s gospels differ: in Luke’s...
Looking but not judging
Idea of the Month – March 2025
Dear Pope Francis
Memories and “secular” prayer of a non-believer
Prayers for Pope Francis
The Focolare Movement draws together to pray for the health of the Holy Father
Closeness and freedom
An interview with Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, conducted by Peter Forst for the Neue Stadt magazine on closeness, the topic that we are deepening and living this year in the Focolare Movement. This is not only a religious or spiritual attitude, but also a civil and social one, in support of peace and helping the poor, to improve the quality of relationships between people and to respect the other person’s freedom and conscience.
Jubilee year: does it mean something only for Catholics?
We’re hearing a lot this year about the Holy Door and indulgences, forgiveness and reconciliation. But do these words and, above all, this Jubilee Year have meaning only for Catholics? We asked Corinna Muehlstedt, a German Lutheran theologian, who lives between Munich (Germany) and Rome (Italy) and works as a journalist and correspondent for ARD, the German public broadcasting group.
Living the Gospel: “Test everything but hold on to what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5: 21)
Trying to put the words of the Gospel into practice in everyday situations or when making important decisions, naturally leads to transforming effects which are sometimes really surprising. It’s like this: give and you will receive, put love into your actions and you will find love and friendship, make decisions with the common good in mind and you will find the way forward.
One Jubilee, many Jubilees
2025 is full of significant anniversaries for ecumenism – from the Jubilee of Hope announced by the Catholic Church to the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and the 60th anniversary of the abolition of the mutual excommunications that had previously existed between the Church of Rome and the Orthodox Church of Constantinople. The Focolare Movement is taking the opportunity to celebrate these anniversaries with an international ecumenical conference from 26 to 29 March.
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