An event that will hold surprises of the Spirit: this is the Focolare’s expectation as the Day of Prayer and Reflection for Peace and Justice in the World draws closer. Pope Benedict XVI has called for this event, which will mark the 25th anniversary of the historical gathering that John Paul II desired to be held at Assisi in 1986.
Marco Impagliazzo (Sant’Egidio Community), Eli Folonari (Focolare Movement) Gerhard Pross (YMCA) together for a round table discussion with European delegates of the Focolare Movement. The main topic: On the way towards “Together for Europe,” 12 May 2012 in the European Parliament, Brussels.
An interview with Gustavo Alvarado, who comes from the country of peace, and is now in a land that has experienced the sufferings of civil war: a wealth of new experiences.
Maria Voce and Giancarlo Faletti meet with a group of English youth: an intense discussion on the challenges of today, centred on the subject boldly chosen for the meeting: “The power of the Word”.
We reprint some extracts from the message given by Pope Benedict XVI to young people last year in preparation for the 26th World Youth Day in Madrid.
A hundred priests from twenty African nations met in Kenya, between 27 July and 4 August for a Panafrican Conference of Focolare Priests. The meeting was entitled: “In God’s Family the Church: A Way for Priests Today”.
An article by the president of the Focolare in preparation for the upcoming interreligious event in the city of Saint Francis, was published in the Osservatore Romano (Roman Observer).
On 14 June 2011, at a seminar entitled: “Igino Giordani: from Montecitorio to the World”, Maria Voce spoke of the valuable contribution given by Giordani to the Focolare Movement, of which he is considered a co-founder, and of his relationship with Chiara Lubich. This article contains the full text of Maria Voce’s speech.
NetOne, an international network of media students and professionals, return from five days at News & You, a seminar on Education which was held from 5 June 2011 at Abrigada near Lisbon, Portugal.
Twenty seven Catholic bishops gathered together on 23-27 May in the Focolare town in Kenya. They came from South Africa, Angola, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya. Their desire – as expressed in the title for their gathering – was to “Rediscover the designs of God today”.