News
Asia: a new image of consecrated life
Interview with Fr John Attulli, General Head of Novitiates of the Oblates of St Joseph, who has a long experience in India.
Towards a new season of the Church in Italy
The preparatory phase of the 5th National Ecclesial Congress of Italy to be held in Florence, brought together some ecclesiastic realities that are particularly active in the frontlines of service to the marginalised and all-around dialogue. Also the Focolare’s President, Maria Voce, was invited to speak.
Living Peace 2015: Words and Images from Cairo
1300 students and professors of Egyptian schools and universities witness their commitment to peace.
Kenya. Witnesses of the Massacre in Garissa
A university professor and a young woman from Nairobi tell of their experience in direct contact with the bereaved families of students killed in the massacre, and the difficult process of identifying the victims.
United World Week and Run4Unity 2015
A ten-day worldwide initiative aims at creating awareness about the daily effort to build peace. Some flash from the Holy Land, Syria, Congo, Argentina, Hong Kong, Macau, Germany, Slovakia and Portugal.
Centennial of Brother Roger Schutz
We remember the founder of Taizé a hundred years from his birth. Interview with Gabri Fallacara who worked with Igino Giordani at the Focolare’s Centro Uno for the unity of Christians
Stories in times of economic crisis
The Lionello Business Park, the Loppiano Prima Cooperative and the experience of solidarity lived through the permanent “Opportunity Shop” at the Focolare’s litte town of Loppiano, near Florence.
A day of friendship between Copts and Catholics
May 10th marks the anniversary of the encounter between the Bishop of Rome and the head of the Coptic Church, the largest Christian church in Egypt. Traveling the path towards visible unity. Some comments from Sherin, focolarina from the Coptic Church.
1400 young people at the Loppiano Meeting
From political commitment against war and corruption in Congo, Iraq and the Middle East; to projects assisting migrants and the homeless in Turin and Florence, Italy; to Caritas’s “Food for All” campaign. The 42cnd Loppiano Meeting concludes, but action continues.
Sensitivity to Healthcare? We’re trying our hand.
Anxiety in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) due to some cases of Ebola in nearby Mali. The media and institutions have been mobilised to prevent it from spreading. Together we can!
Baltimore, the day after
Protests explode after the death of the 25-year-old African American Freddie Gray while he was under arrest. The commitment of the Focolare community, together with other groups to pacify the city.
South Africa: “Religion at the Service of Peace”
Amid the social turmoil besetting the country, the figure of Chiara Lubich was recalled in a speech by Ela Gandhi, on the occasion of a Memorial Lecture held in her honour.
Thought of the day
Love everyone
Love everyone