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<\/a>Copyright \u00a9 2018 Nomadelfia<\/p><\/div> Nomadelfia<\/a> rises amid the hills of Mediterranean countryside, south of Tuscany (Grosseto, Italy)<\/strong>. There are 300 inhabitants who have chosen the evangelical law of fraternity as their \u201crule.\u201d This explains its name, a neologism concocted by the combination of the Greek terms nomos and adelphia that mean \u201cbrotherhood is law.\u201d<\/strong> \u201cWe want to demonstrate that the Gospel can be lived on a social scale, by giving oneself entirely to the others and implementing those principles of justice and fraternity which we chose to abide by, on a path of the sharing of faith and life,\u201d recounted Francesco Matterazzo, current president of the community.<\/strong> The town is structured into 12 family groups, composed of about 25-30 people.<\/strong> They have a communion of goods, there is private property, and money does not circulate. Work is taken as an act of love for the other and the families are willing to foster children. For the Catholic Church, Nomadelfia is a parish composed of families, single laity and priests who share an experience that recalls that of the first communities of the faithful, precisely a stone\u2019s throw from the Etruscan-Roman town of Roselle, an ancient Episcopal seat. Its origin, however, comes from Northern Italy, from the city of Carpi. Fr. Zeno Saltini. Foto \u00a9 2018 Nomadelfia<\/p><\/div> It was there that around the 1930s, Fr Zeno Saltini started to gather abandoned children and raise them as sons<\/strong>, thus founding the Work of the Little Apostles. Soon other priests joined him, and also Irene, a young student who offered to act as mother to those children<\/strong>. With the approval of the Bishop, Fr. Zeno entrusted the smaller children to her, launching a new consecration path in the Church, that of the \u201cmothers by vocation.\u201d With the end of the war, also many families joined up with Fr. Zeno, who were willing to gather the war orphans and raise them as their very own. On 14 February 1948, the entire community approved the text of a Charter, which was signed at the altar: so the Work of the Little Apostles became Nomadelfia.<\/strong> After a series of adventurous trials, the \u201cNomadelfians\u201d found a home suitable for the development of the community in the city of Grosseto, in an estate donated by the daughter of a renowned Italian businessman. \u201cOur mission today has not changed,\u201d explains Francesco Matterazzo.<\/strong> \u201cIn an ever more connected world that develops new instruments for communication and unity, there are other coexisting realities that deny the dignity of the other and build walls\u2026 this is why I think that the proposal of a path of brother is important for mankind more than ever! Here in Nomadelfia, families, priests and singles can share a daily more suited to humanity\u2019s natural aspirations for superior values like love, friendship, prayer and contemplation, and socially richer due to the variety of experiences and range of ages.\u201d 22 April 2018: Official visit to the international centre of the Focolare Movement in Rocca di Papa (Rome). \u00a9CSC Audiovisivi<\/p><\/div> It is a community open to the world, and open in sharing the path with other charisms,<\/strong> as testified to by the experience underway with the Focolare Movement: \u201cI hope \u2013 he continued \u2013 that the road we are taking together can be a real witness to the Church, not only because of our shared anticipation of Pope Francis\u2019 visit and our young people\u2019s participation in the May 1st Genfest<\/a>, but in many ways, including our common work on the project for a Prophetic Economy. The Lord has sown many flowers in this meadow which is the world, and many charisms. I believe we should seek all ways of working together, since this enriches the gift which each one is for humanity.\u201d To underline the words of Mr Materazzo, on Sunday 22 April, a lively delegation of \u201cNomadelfians\u201d composed of the heads of the town, adults and numerous children visited the Centre of the Focolare Movement. A joyful moment in a truly family atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Loppiano and Nomadelfia are awaiting the visit of Pope Francis this coming 10 May. The community of Catholic volunteers founded by Fr. 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