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El Salvador: Protecting the Rights of the Child
The Central American country is pushing to implement new guidelines ensuring “integral protection for infants and adolescents.” The Focolare gave its response.
Manufacturing weapons, a matter of conscience
Can you give up a good paying job because it goes against your principles? Young aerospace engineer Federico Di Iorio did, and told his story at the conference on Universal Brotherhood and disarmament which took place at the Italian Parliament in memory of Chiara Lubich.
After Grand-Bassam, a testimony from the Ivory Coast
The terrorist attack of March 13 that left 18 dead has brought instability to the entire region, and there are on-going threats in several key locations. The small Focolare community works at building peace in daily life and never surrenders to violence. Words from the Nuzio and the Imam.
I was there on that Tuesday morning in Brussels
Tomaso Comazzi deals in communications for New Humanity and doing work experience in the Belgian capital. He shares his personal experience related to what happened in Brussels and in particular at the Maelbek station, just a short walk from his office.
God weeps with us in Brussels
Focolare Movement In Belgium and in the entire world expresses its consterntation over the tragic events in Brussels.
Arms? No, thank you.
Young people and parliamentarians dialogue about “possible disarmament”. An event, promoted on May 16 at the Italian Parliament, by schools of the Political Movement for Unity and by the Young People for Unity, in memory of Chiara Lubich artisan of peace.
Gen Verde: Asian tour
In Hong Kong, Macao and four cities in Taiwan: six recent stopovers of the international band, dotted with workshops, events, concerts, interviews to present their new show, “On the other side.”
Two businesses, one story of communion
Livio Bertola and Enrica Bruneri are business people linked by the Economy of Communion and by running businesses that were begun by their parents.
Venezuela, a country at risk
While the socio-economic situation is worsening, the Focolare communities spread throughout the Latin American country has doubled its commitment to build bridges of peace and fraternity.
From the Focolare Community in Athens
The situation in Athens has turned dramatic with the arrival of thousands of refugees. There is talk of a humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the closure of the Balkan route. Service infrastructures are lacking, but the solidarity is unstoppable.
A story from the Macedonian border
Italian Religious Information Service (SIR) interview with Dolores Poletto from the Focolare Movement in Skopje, Macedonia. Her account of the refugees stranded in Idomeni, Greece: “In that cold and mud I saw a humanity that was wounded.”
Tending to the homeless at the railway station in Rome
800 hot meals per week: on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Ostiense station and Saturdays and Sundays at the Tuscolana. A RomAmoR onlus project involving over 200 volunteers
Thought of the day
Humility!
Humility!