News
Middle East Emergency
The Emergency Coordination of the Focolare Movement has launched an appeal for the Middle East, to help people in those countries suffering from conflict.
Lebanon: “La Sorgente” Mariapolis Centre opens its doors to displaced people.
Testimonies from the “La Sorgente” Mariapolis Centre of Ain Aar, 20 kilometres north of Beirut where people fleeing from the bombs that are devastating the South of the country, knocked on doors and found them wide open.
Language and Fraternity: Chiara Lubich’s contribution
From 12 to 13 August, the 2nd Seminar of the Linguistics, Philology and Literature Group of the Abba School (1) was held in Recife – Brazil, entitled ‘Language and Fraternity: Chiara Lubich’s contribution’.
Towards celebrating Easter together
The ecumenical group “Pasqua Together 2025” went to meet the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and Pope Francis to offer their commitment so that all Christians may celebrate Easter together. Next year, the date of the Orthodox Easter and the one of the other Christian denominations will coincide and the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicaea Ecumenical Council will also be remembered.
“I have only one Spouse on earth”
20 September 1949 – 20 September 2024
Congo: experiences of synodality
Some meetings of spiritual deepening for priests and seminarians were held in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Testimonies of hope in a beautiful country devastated by conflict and exploitation.
Indonesia: hope for greater interfaith harmony
Pope Francis’visit to Asia and Oceania was full of significant gestures and profound encounters with local communities. Among them was that of the Focolare. We collected the testimony of Paul Segarra, focolarino of the Indonesian community.
Brazil 07/24
Trip of Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán, president and co-president of the Focolare Movement, to Brazil and Genfest 2024 held in Aparecida, Brazil
Chiara Lubich: The basis of universal fraternity
Interreligious dialogue is one of the characteristics of the Focolare Movement,
one of the dialogues that characterize it.
Deeds and not words. Being consistent and coherent.
IDEA OF THE MONTH – September 2024
Time of Creation
Once again the Time of Creation has arrived this year, the annual Christian celebration to pray and respond together to the cry of Creation.
Chiara Lubich: Beyond human nature
On 7th February, 1971 Chiara Lubich made an entry in her diary about the profound experience of closeness with suffering brothers and sisters.
Thought of the day
Love makes us free
Love makes us free