A passion for the Church
From the very beginning of the Focolare Movement, members of religious orders saw that the spirituality of unity was something they too could live, whilst remaining faithful to their own particular charism.
[more]AMU – Action for United World – some of the projects supported in 2018
Thank you to all who donate and continue to support these projects.
[more]Gen Verde on tour in Panama and Central America
Members of the music group share their experience of visiting Great Britain, Luxembourg and then Panama for the World Youth Day. They are now on tour in Cuba, Guatemala and El Salvador.
[more]Church Leaders’ gathering at the Focolare Centre, Welwyn Garden City
The Church and the Holy Spirit’ was the theme of this year’s gathering for church leaders at the Focolare Centre in Welwyn Garden City on 31 January.
[more]IUS visits Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
The trip was promoted by the Patriarch Athenagoras-Chiara Lubich International Ecumenical Chair, which was established after Patriarch Bartholomew received an honorary doctorate in 2015.
[more]The network of local Genfest
Images, impressions and testimonies of some of the 44 Genfest held in different countries around the world. First part: Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Egypt, Jordan. Second part: Slovakia and Korea.
Genfest 2024 in Brazil: images and testimonies
Genfest 2024, an international event promoted by the young people of the Focolare Movement, took place in Brazil in July and was attended by over 4,000 young people. Phase 1. Phases 2 and 3.
The basis of universal fraternity
In this short excerpt, Chiara, in answering a question on the relationship with other religions, reveals the secret to building true universal fraternity: seeking what unites us in diversity.
One Human Family: interreligious fraternity for peace
The international interreligious conference “One Human Family”, promoted by the Focolare Movement, has just concluded with a pilgrimage of fraternity to Assisi.
A Moment of Joy and Grace
We had a beautiful afternoon on 12th January 2019 in the Focolare house in Glasgow, when Christians from 5 denominations gathered together for a moment of reflection, as we journeyed together towards ‘That all may be one’ (Jn 17:21).
[more]A bishop dedicated to dialogue
Archbishop Armando Bortolaso died on January 8, after almost 70 years in “his” beloved land, the Middle East. For 10 years he was Apostolic Vicar in Syria.
[more]Fontem’s present and future
For months we’ve been following apprehensively as the situation evolves at Fontem, the first of the Focolare’s little towns in Africa. We were able to reach Margaret Long and Etienne Kenfack, who speak for the community there and let us know the latest.
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