Ecclesial Ambit
The Focolare Movement is committed to spreading the spirit of communion in many areas of the Church.
The Priests’ Movement is a branch of the Focolare Movement. It is made up of Catholic diocesan priests, permanent deacons and seminarians and ministers of other Christian Churches and ecclesial communities in line with their own Churches. Its aim is to spread the spirit of communion among diocesan priests, in seminaries and in various ecclesial areas and to contribute to their renewal in the light of the Testament of Jesus: “That all may be one” (Jn17, 21).
TheParish Movement and the Diocesan Movement are expressions of the Focolare Movement in the local Church. The former works to build unity, at every level and values the contribution made by other movements and associations according to their own specific charism used at the service of and for the good of all.
The Diocesan Movement promotes an always deeper unity of the faithful around the Bishop and collaborates in the different pastoral areas of the diocese.
The Movement for Consecrated Men & Women and lay members of Charismatic Families brings together members of religious communities, consecrated men and women of secular institutes, nuns and monks, young people in early stages of formation and lay people who share the charisms which have a spiritual link with the Focolare Movement. They deepen their understanding of the spirituality of communion and live it first of all within their communities and institutes but also between old and new charisms: they weave a network of relationships of unity among all the people of God.
Human trafficking: taking action for justice
Message from Margaret Karram for the Online Pilgrimage of Prayer – for the 12th World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking, 8 February 2026
Human Trafficking: Peace and Dignity
12th International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. From 4 to 8 February, mobilization in Rome and worldwide together with Pope Leo XIV
Nostra Aetate: interreligious dialogue as a way of life
On 28 October 2025, a commemorative event entitled “Walking Together in Hope” was held in the Vatican, in the Paul VI Hall, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate on the Church’s relationships with all the other religions.
Assisi calls for Volunteers
An immersive experience of communion between charisms for our common home. The testimony of Cristina Calvo.
50 Years of the Diocesan Movement: A Trail of Light
A number of events marked the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of this reality of the Focolare Movement, which contributes to embodying the ideal of unity through the structures of the local Church.
Remembering the 60th anniversary of the revocation of the excommunications between Rome and Constantinople.
Messages from Pope Leo XIV, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Margaret Karram, vice chancellor of the Sophia University Institute and President of the Focolare, opened an international seminar in Loppiano, the international little town of the Focolare Movement, organized by the Patriarch Athenagoras – Chiara Lubich Ecumenical Chair of the Sophia University Institute.