FR Archivi - Focolare Movement

Bishops “at the school of the Holy Spirit”

Johanna BosSaturday, February 8, 2020

A message from Pope Francis and a greeting from Focolare President, Maria Voce opened a conference of 7 Cardinals and 137 Catholic Bishops, friends of the Focolare from 50 different countries. The meeting in Trento, Northern Italy is entitled “A Charism at the service of the Church and humanity”. ... Read More

Hope rising from the ashes

Johanna BosFriday, February 7, 2020

For thousands of people, although the emergency is not over, life is slowly returning to normal after the eruption of the Taal volcano in the Philippines on January 12th 2020, which caused serious damage to the surrounding areas. ... Read More

Florianópolis (Brazil): The focolare in the “morro”

Johanna BosWednesday, January 29, 2020

Since 2014, there has been a community of focolarini living in the "Morro della Croce". They share the simple and poor life of this teeming favela in Florianópolis. Vilson Groh, who has been living there for over 30 years, says: "This is an expression of Chiara's desire to have focolares also on the peripheries of the world. ... Read More

Strength in meekness: Mattarella in Trento recalls Chiara Lubich

Johanna BosSaturday, January 25, 2020

"One can be very strong even though one is meek and open to others’ good reasons ", or rather, "only in this way can one be truly strong": this is the teaching of Chiara Lubich in the words of Mattarella, who takes up Maria Voce's invitation to "dialogue to the extreme". ... Read More

Chiara Lubich – City World

Johanna BosFriday, January 24, 2020

The international exhibition dedicated to the person and charism of Chiara Lubich is being inaugurated on December 7th 2019. This is the first multimedia exhibition ever made about her. Giuseppe Ferrandi, director of the Trentino Historical Museum and Anna Maria Rossi, one of the curators, tell the story of its origins, the process and the innovations. ... Read More