The Focolare Movement is a partner of the Laudato Si’ Movement for the Care of Creation. Tomas Insua, the Executive Director, speaks of the great synergy in the commitment to improve our common home.
Summer 2023: a “full immersion” in Loppiano, in an international and relaxing, in the Tuscan hills, just a few kilometers from famous cities of art. An opportunity unique for the family, every family, of any age, with or without children. You will be able, in full freedom, rest, walk, learn about the various realities and attractions of the
Cittadella, reflect both in couples and with other families, stimulated and helped also by experts. The duration of your stay is your choice, in the range of the three weeks indicated.
Family Format is waiting for you!
Watch the video clip: Formato Famiglia
The Loreto School, the freshness of the first 40 years.
This year five families from four continents are attending the school, which was inaugurated by Chiara Lubich, who also indicated the name “Loreto”. Since 1982, 500 others have participated, while almost 1,500 families have stayed for shorter periods.
The 10th World Meeting of Families just concluded. “Be the seed of a more fraternal world” was Pope Francis’ mandate to all those families present.
La historia de una familia “ampliada” que se abre a un amor que no es automático
A couple from Croatia and their experience with the Focolare Movement’s “Paths of Light” project
“Love excuses all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Everything! Anything! It is love in spite of everything.
…we often experience the impotence of words with our children, with our relatives , who absorbed by their interests , which are often consumerist, reject any spiritual discourses. We can’t get through to them when we refer to the values in which we believe and which have supported us from the first day of our marriage. They appear to be so helpless, so vulnerable and dissatisfied but we don’t know how to help them…
Angela L. – Campania
Meetings with families, the Up2me Tutor school and a visit to the social centres and ‘Housing’ project. Interview with Gianni and Maria Salerno
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We often listen to bad news, sometimes it is inhuman and disturbing, other times it is because our eyes can’t distinguish beauty any more. How can we nurture an optimistic view on life?
[more]This publication now brings together in a single printable digital version the 10 guides, accompanying the special edition with the collection of 10 videos of the pope in dialogue with families (already individually available on the website www.amorislaetitia.va).
With these words the Holy Father introduces us to the theme of the education of children, which is “a call, a challenge, a joy”.
Developed within the Focolare Movement, Up2Me has been piloted so far in 28 countries. It grew from the need frequently expressed by children and youth who find themselves facing big issues like life, health, sexuality, modern life styles, emotions, future life choices … without adequate tools to deal with them.
The Holy Father speaks about “foreverness” in marriage, in this fifth video of the 10-part series prepared as part of the celebration of the «Amoris Laetitia Family» Year. This time Pope Francis addresses himself particularly to spouses.
“Don’t be afraid to fail: fear is the greatest obstacle to welcoming Christ and His plan for our lives! Be careful of fear!”, the Holy Father powerfully warns us.
Constant reprimands are often useless especially when faced with the inevitable fragility of those who live with us. Criticism, intolerance are easily triggered and, as a logical consequence, an emotional distance, a sense of closure, a feeling of loneliness is born.
[more]Only weeks before the Pan-Amazon Synod, Gustavo E. Clariá traveled to a Peruvian village in the Amazon rainforest. He tells the story—not of fires, deforestation, oil companies, or precious-metal seekers
[more]Diritti umani, Pace, Legalità e Giustizia.
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