{"id":381017,"date":"2025-05-16T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/?p=381017"},"modified":"2025-05-16T14:24:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T12:24:03","slug":"one-city-is-not-enough-chiara-lubich-citizen-of-the-world-una-citta-non-basta-chiara-lubich-cittadina-del-mondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/one-city-is-not-enough-chiara-lubich-citizen-of-the-world-una-citta-non-basta-chiara-lubich-cittadina-del-mondo\/","title":{"rendered":"One City is not Enough. Chiara Lubich, Citizen of the World."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday, 9th May, at the Focolare Meeting Point, in the heart of Rome and through an online live broadcast, the award ceremony of the competition for schools entitled“One city is not enough. Chiara Lubich, citizen of the world” took place. <\/strong>\u201d. The competition is dedicated to the founder of the Focolare Movement, a woman who was able to combine education, politics and dialogue for peace.<\/p>\n\n

The theme proposed for the fifth edition<\/strong> was: “Exploring the concept of peace, in relation to the thought of Chiara Lubich”. <\/strong>A total of 118 entries<\/strong> (individual and group) were submitted by 35 educational institutions from 15 Italian regions.<\/p>\n\n

The competition is promoted by New Humanity, the Chiara Lubich Centre and the Trent Historical Museum Foundation, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit. It is an opportunity for teachers and students to reflect on the values of fraternity, hospitality and dialogue between cultures, central themes in the thought and action of Chiara Lubich. <\/p>\n\n

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Winning Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Upper Secondary School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

1st place:<\/strong> \u201cBuilding Infinity\u201d, from class 5^ A Linguistic, Liceo A. Maffei \u2013 Riva del Garda (Trento). With relevant images, the students creatively presented their reflection on the theme of peace, combining it with characteristic elements of Chiara Lubich’s thought which placed great emphasis on close relationships: where there is love there is unity and where there is unity there is peace. <\/p>\n\n

2nd place (tied):<\/strong> \u201cLiving Peace\u201d, from class 2^ H, Liceo Classico Quinto Orazio Flacco \u2013 Bari. This written entry was particularly appreciated for emphasizing peace as a daily commitment. Significant references were drawn from Chiara Lubich\u2019s legacy of fraternity and practical engagement for a more united world. <\/p>\n\n

2nd place (tied): <\/strong>\u201cGaze\u201d, by Elena Scandarelli 3rd AU, Liceo Maria Ausiliatrice \u2013 Riviera San Benedetto (Padua). In a simple and effective way, the image explicitly communicated the importance that Chiara Lubich placed on being able to look at the world beyond human challenges, facing them with a gaze full of hope. <\/p>\n\n

Lower Secondary school<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

1st place: <\/strong>1920-2011, by Alessia Tombacco 3^ C, IC Elisabetta “Betty” Pierazzo \u2013 Noale (Venice). The text presented offered an original reflection highlighting the relevance of Chiara Lubich’s thought today and the possibility of a meaningful encounter with her, even outside the time in which she lived. Rich in confidence in the present and hope for the future, it presented the image of the human being as a \u201ccell\u201d: bearer of new relationships for a world without borders. <\/p>\n\n

2nd place:<\/strong> \u201cVoices of Fraternity\u201d, class 3^ D, IC Giovanni XXIII \u2013 Villa San Giovanni (Reggio Calabria). In this multimedia work, the active involvement of the students, the first witnesses of a more united and fraternal fragment of the world, was particularly appreciated. The reference to the possibility of being “peacemakers” starting from our closest relationships was viewed as most important. <\/p>\n\n

Primary school<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

1st place:<\/strong> \u201cA seed of Unity\u201d, by Aurora Pellegrino 5^ A, IC Radice-Alighieri \u2013 Catona (Reggio Calabria). The poetic composition expressed an original reflection on the theme of peace in the light of the unique contribution of Chiara Lubich, a woman of dialogue. <\/p>\n\n

2nd place:<\/strong> \u201cOne city is not enough\u201d, class 4^ A, IC Antonio Gramsci \u2013 Tissi (Sassari). This multimedia entry presented, in an original and effective way, the spaces and values of an ideal world in which, with love, every form of discrimination can be overcome. <\/p>\n\n

For commendations and further information on the content of the entries<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Lorenzo Russo<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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