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Toshiko Tsuhako, from Okinowa, was 12 years old when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear attacks. The memory of the war continues to impel her to build peace in the world.

An entrepreneur at the side of every young person, to accompany their first steps in the business world. The workshop was intended to open new paths to the EoC in the city where the project first began.

The liturgical calendar celebrates the young Blessed Chiara Luce Badano on October 29th. But her memory is alive in various parts of the world at any time of the year. In Peru the musical inspired by her life assembled 500 young people.

Before the reporters of various newspapers, Patriarch Bartholomew gave an interview after receiving the h.c. Doctorate in the Culture of Unity awarded by the Sophia University Institute in  Loppiano, last 26 Ooctober.

“Heartfelt recognition for his commitment to the promotion of the culture of unity, which contributes favourably to the common journey our Churches take towards full and visible unity, to which we aspire with dedication and perseverance”  (Pope Francis in his message to the Patriarch of Constantinople)

Small acts of solidarity at all ages

In the face of the recent escalation of violence in the Holy Land Pope Francis invites us to pray: “Hope and progress flow only from peaceful choices. So, let us join together in one intense and faith-filled prayer to the Lord.”

Large refugee camps in northern Thailand take in thousands of people fleeing Myanmar. A few years ago a twinning project began between Karen Refugees – one of the persecuted ethnic groups – and the children of a school in Italy. We present this moving report by Luigi Butori, who helped build the bridge.

Over 100,000 medical visits in seven years. Treatments for malaria, one of the endemic diseases of the tropical zones, and above all, a patient-centred vision. And the patients who say: doctor, I tried to endure to be able to come to you.