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The students comprise the “gold mine” of IUS which formally opened the academic year 2014-15 on 21 October. Maria Voce, University Chief Executive was present at the ceremony. On 27 February 2015, an Honorary Degree will be awarded to His All-Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

Lay people Dieudonne and Emerthe Gatsinga from Africa were invited to share with Pope Francis and the Synod members, their experience in marriage preparation

An honest discussion about the dynamic of family life today. The pain of failure, detachment, separation and divorce: “There are no infallible recipes!” the secret lies in walking together.

The Carmelite theologian, Jesús Castellano, in the volume, “The exterior castle, the novelty of the spirituality of Chiara Lubich,” compares the spirituality of the two women. On the feast of the Spanish saint, we are proposing an excerpt.

During 1-3 October, 2014 a group of Italian young people attended an Economy of Communion workshop offered by LoppianoLab 2014 at the Lionello Bonfanti Business Park.

At the Sophia University Institute, within the framework of the LoppianoLab 2014 programme, a philosopher and theologian held a debate on the modernity of St Augustine’s philosophy.

A country that is very much alive, a civil society that wants to get involved in the construction of the common good – this is the “state of health” of Italy that emerges at the conclusion of the fifth edition of LoppianoLab, despite the crisis.

“No mediocrity! You must aim high with trust, courage and creativity.” This was the invitation launched by Pope Francis to the inhabitants of Loppiano and to all those who wish to become experts in openness towards others.

October 4, 2014 – the date of the inauguration of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the International Centre of Loppiano (Florence), the first ‘model town’ of the Focolare Movement. The story of a social and civil experiment based on dialogue, integration and intercultural acceptance: live streaming from 19:00 (Italian time) on www.loppiano.it

Quench the spiritual and material thirst of humanity around us: this is what the Word of Life is inviting us to do in the month of October. Some brief experiences that highlight family relationships.

The symposium on the comprehensive health of the person, held in Sao Paolo last August offers to the world of healthcare the perspective of communion.

A day for Italian schools in the international town of Loppiano. Role-play, dialogue and good practice for understanding globalization.