Air strikes and destruction do not stop Italian focolarina, Maria Grazia, from moving to Damascus to share the fate of those who, despite everything, have decided to stay.
Muslims and Christians Step Onto the Field for Fraternity
450 people from different Muslim and Christian communities have given life to a common witness of peace building. They stood together on Saint Peter’s Square, welcoming the words of Pope Francis that was followed by an afternoon of dialogue. A pact of closeness and collaboration was also signed.
An Appeal for Peace from the Monastery of Halki, Turkey
Bishops from different Churches meeting on Heybelidad Island, Turkey, call for peace in the Middle East and pray for the reopening of the School of Theology on the island.
A special greeting from Syria
“So full of life despite the absurdity of the war.” This is what Murad and Lina of the focolare in Damascus wrote, after a week-end event with 67 young people from all over the country. Unending prayers for the gift of peace.
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.
Why I asked to return to Syria
Interview with Ghada, an Arab Christian focolarina from Lebanon. She has lived amongst the people of the Middle East, the past year and a half in Syria, where she continues with them to hope and to believe.
Middle East: the force of love against terrorism
Two Lebanese youth give a “live” report on their friends in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. A story of suffering that opens out to new hope.
War in Syria: Is it still making news?
After three months away the focolarinos return to Aleppo. From the Focolare community in Syria, a message strengthened by the life of the Gospel.
Mariapolis in Scotland: unity above all else
From Perthshire, 500 participants gave their commitment to unity and dialogue in their own cities, also in view of the next referendum for independence.
Syrian refugees and Pope Francis
The director of Caritas Jordan, Wael Suleiman, talks about the sense of anticipation among the refugees who will be meeting Francis in Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan, along with all the other poor.