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A message for United World Week: A new model for living together is possible.

In the light of the apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, Renzo Bardi, who with his wife had conducted the international school for families in Loppiano (Italy), recalls their story as a formerly separated couple

For some today signals a celebration of integration, for others it’s a reminder of dark moments in history. While the Pope affirms his dream of “a Europe of families”, an event to be held in Munich on 30 June – 2 July 2016 is being organised by Together for Unity.

A concert in Indonesia, social activities in various cities of India, Run4Unity in Pakistan, India, Taiwan and the Philippines, activities in Lebanon for the protection of the environment, and a message from the youth of Syria: some of the activities of the United World Week 2016 in the Asian continent.

In the context of United World Week 2016, a young woman from Burundi shares how she found strength in the Gospel to forgive those who assassinated her father, thus putting an end to the chain of violence and revenge.

We are now celebrating the 20th edition of the United World Week that is deepening the theme of interculturality. Recently struck by a devastating earthquake, the country is dedicating itself to discovering indigenous cultures that uphold forgotten values, in order to target harmony between peoples

Azir Selmani departed this world on April 17, 2016. He had been a teacher born in Kosovo, the father of three children and the first Muslim to embrace the spirituality of the Focolare Movement for his life. The Movement expresses its deep gratitude for his life.

Relationships, communities, arts and sports were the themes focused on in the International Seminar of EdU (Education in Unity), held in Madrid on 23 and 24 April, for a more inclusive educational programme.

Micheline Mwendike, a Congolese student, is an active member of a youth movement that aims to overcome cultural and ideological differences that have triggered many conflicts and caused so much bloodshed in her country.

The following is the complete English translation of the Pope’s off-the-cuff remarks during the Focolare event at Villa Boreghese. The event was promoted by the Focolare Movement for the Mariapolis in the city of Rome and sponsored by Earth Day Italy.

In Munich, Bavaria, next 2 July, thousands of Europeans will meet to celebrate the encounter, reconcilement, and the future, in an international meeting of the international network of the association, “Together for Europe” (IEP).