In an atmosphere of joy, peace and fraternity, the 11th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches concluded a few days ago in Karlsruhe, Germany. Following is from the Centro Uno team, Focolare’s international secretariat for ecumenism, who were present at the event.
Chiara Lubich: always seeing others as new
Kindness, mercy, and forgiveness are three characteristics of mutual love that can help us shape our social relationships.
Family, the welcoming face of the Church
The 10th World Meeting of Families just concluded. “Be the seed of a more fraternal world” was Pope Francis’ mandate to all those families present.
New website dedicated to Igino Giordani
On Sunday, 19th June, 2022, the new website of the Igino Giordani Centre will go online. The site is dedicated to this writer and politician, co-founder of the Focolare. Alberto Lo Presti told us that it is a completely revamped space, where you can meet “Foco” and get to the heart of his life.
Ukraine emergency: distributing hope
We met Father Vyacheslav Hrynevych, director of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, when he was visiting Rome. He told us what is being done to support the Ukrainian people today, whilst also thinking of the future.
United World Week 2022
Cette année encore, la Semaine Monde Uni (SMU) a été une vitrine d’événements et d’actions mondiales en faveur de la paix et de la fraternité, axés sur la « sollicitude » avec un accent particulier sur l’écologie intégrale. La campagne #Daretocare se poursuit l’année prochaine.
#DARETOCARE: United World Week 2022
The “dare to care” theme will once again be the focus of this year’s United World Week on May 1–7, 2022. It’s an opportunity not to be missed throughout the regions.
I was fleeing and you took me in
Through the reports sent to us by journalists and news broadcasts on the web and social networks, we are following the conflict in Ukraine as it happens, The images show us, once again, the cruelty and “futility of war” as Igino Giordani once wrote . Every day we witness the human drama of large numbers of people, mostly women and children, who have to flee from the bombardments. At the same time, actions that welcome refugees are silently multiplying in many European countries. Here are some testimonies.
Vatican Council II and the charism at the service of unity
Concluding on day two in the splendid setting of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio with day one at the Theological Faculty of Central Italy was the conference entitled “Vatican Council II and Chiara Lubich’s charism of unity”. With topics ranging from synodality to the commitment to peace and dialogue between individuals and peoples, the event forms part of an extraordinarily topical debate.
The thread that unites: a Council and a Charism
On 11th -12th March 2022, a Conference entitled “The Second Vatican Council and the charism of the Unity of Chiara Lubich” will be held in the heart of Florence (Italy). It is being jointly organized by the Chiara Lubich Center and the Sophia University Institute and can be followed via live streaming in Italian and English.