{"id":291242,"date":"2006-02-17T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/50-years-with-citta-nuova\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T20:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:38:35","slug":"50-years-with-citta-nuova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/50-years-with-citta-nuova\/","title":{"rendered":"50 years with Citt\u00e0 Nuova"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this, our era of globalization, media plays a crucial role.<\/strong> It is not by chance that we speak of \u201ca society of information\u201d that covers the globe. It is a fascinating epoch which is calling everyone\u2019s attention \u2013 no one excluded \u2013 to the need for a new kind of dialogue among people, nations, cultures and religions. It is precisely in this epoch that God has brought about the charism of unity to contribute to the fulfillment of Jesus\u2019 priestly prayer, \u201cThat all may be one.\u201d Citt\u00e0 Nuova<\/em>, one of our first initiatives and the publication that has linked us together since the time of its birth in 1956, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. \"\"We cannot help but think of the first mimeographed issues distributed in the valley of Primiero (Trent, Italy),<\/strong> and the joy of the participants in the Mariapolis (which means \u201ccity of Mary\u201d) upon receiving the copies. Citt\u00e0 Nuova<\/em>, modest though it was, was the expression of this city. We cannot help but remember its pioneers, firstly, Fr. Pasquale Foresi, then Bruna Tommasi, Vitaliano Bulletti, Gino Lubich, and later on, Igino Giordani, Spartaco Lucarini and Guglielmo Bosselli. Through the decades, the magazine has acquired a dignity all its own, evidenced by the fact that it is published in 37 editions and in 22 languages worldwide.<\/strong> Citt\u00e0 Nuova<\/em>, therefore, is part of the process of globalization. In fact, in some way, it was a forerunner to this process. No one more than the Holy Spirit knows the urgent needs, questions, and problems of humanity, is able to reveal God\u2019s plans for today\u2019s world<\/strong>. Now, the charism embodied by the Focolare Movement comes from the Spirit; this has been repeatedly recognized in the Church by the last five Popes. Therefore, Citt\u00e0 Nuova<\/em>, which is an expression of the Focolare, has something valid to say to many people. Why then has it remained a \u201csmall\u201d magazine?<\/strong> Perhaps it is because it has its own distinctive traits; it does not bother to follow the trends that come and go. It is not an entertainment magazine, just one of the many illustrated periodicals in the news-stands. Citt\u00e0 Nuova<\/em> would like to present itself as an organ of opinion to those who, in one way or another, share its ideals of peace, justice, freedom, and truth. How does the magazine respond to the needs of humanity today in the civic, social and ecclesial spheres?<\/strong> In the religious arena, the magazine announces, helps, supports and spreads one of the Church\u2019s current options, indicated by John Paul II in the Novo millenio ineunte<\/em>: to make the Church-as-communion a reality, through the spirituality of communion. In the civic and social spheres, Citt\u00e0 Nuova tries to adequately respond to a new longing of our day, on the heels of recent wars and the upsurge of terrorism: the world is longing for brotherhood. If we look at our own cities,<\/strong> what people yearn for today, what draws their attention is precisely this \u201cnew city\u201d; a city where brotherhood reigns making us brothers and sisters to one another, beyond every division. Citt\u00e0 Nuova<\/em>wants to build fraternity, an instrument of dialogue at all levels, an instrument of communion and unity. (from Citt\u00e0 Nuova<\/em> no. 1\/06)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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