A multimedia exhibition dedicated to Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, is opening in Rome at the Focolare Meeting Point and will be open to the public until 31st January, 2026.
Sophia University Institute: opening of the 2024-25 academic year
‘Dialogue, religions, geopolitics’ was the title of the inaugural lecture given by Fabio Petito, Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex.
A Focolare in the indigenous heart of Guatemala
Two years ago a group of focolarine relocated to begin an experience of living alongside indigenous communities.
‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?’ (Lk 6:41)
Jesus had come down from the mountain where he had spent the night in prayer and then had chosen his apostles. When he reached a flat place, he began to preach to them, beginning with the proclamation of the Beatitudes. Luke’s and Matthew’s gospels differ: in Luke’s...
Dear Pope Francis
Memories and “secular” prayer of a non-believer
Prayers for Pope Francis
The Focolare Movement draws together to pray for the health of the Holy Father
Closeness and freedom
An interview with Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, conducted by Peter Forst for the Neue Stadt magazine on closeness, the topic that we are deepening and living this year in the Focolare Movement. This is not only a religious or spiritual attitude, but also a civil and social one, in support of peace and helping the poor, to improve the quality of relationships between people and to respect the other person’s freedom and conscience.
Jubilee year: does it mean something only for Catholics?
We’re hearing a lot this year about the Holy Door and indulgences, forgiveness and reconciliation. But do these words and, above all, this Jubilee Year have meaning only for Catholics? We asked Corinna Muehlstedt, a German Lutheran theologian, who lives between Munich (Germany) and Rome (Italy) and works as a journalist and correspondent for ARD, the German public broadcasting group.
Apostles of hope against human trafficking
XI International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, a problem that affects 50 million people around the world, with women and children being the most affected. Why is it important to celebrate this Day?
Closeness, the Style of God
The latest book on Chiara Lubich is a collection of writings and talks by the founder of the Focolare Movement on the theme of closeness and proximity.