Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you (Jn 21:17)
The Prayers for Unity will be held online at 17:50 for 18:00 UK time on every 2nd Monday of the month. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone else who would like to participate.
In 2025, all Christian Churches celebrate Easter on the same day. Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, extends her Easter greetings, joined by representatives from various Churches.
Come and share the adventure of the Mariapolis.
Explore how we can put the dream of a united world into action in our everyday lives.
Martha Gellhorn once said: “People often claim, with pride: ‘I am not interested in politics’. They might as well say ‘I am not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future’…If we mean to keep any control over our worlds and lives, we must be interested in politics’.”
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The elegant simplicity of the Swiss Church in Central London was a fitting venue for exploring a spirituality of communion; in the context of today’s world, the afternoon of 11th November expressed a common search to be credible witnesses to Christianity together. Brilliantly chaired by Conleth Burns, a young law student from Northern Ireland, the time was well used and exceptionally fruitful.
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Muslims and Christians together in Glasgow to show their commitment to work for peace. The current tension over nuclear weapons and the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar are only two of the ongoing conflicts which made this vigil even more relevant for today.
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In light of the terrible, violent events of recent months and years, the Ahl Al Bait Society Scotland & Focolare Movement Scotland invite people of all faith communities and good will to stand in solidarity in a vigil for peace and hope.
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Daniel Scullion from Scotland shares his experience of participating in a summer school in Tonadico, Italy on interfaith
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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, 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.
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.
The international interreligious conference “One Human Family”, promoted by the Focolare Movement, has just concluded with a pilgrimage of fraternity to Assisi.
Good practices of interreligious dialogue and coexistence. From the 25th to the 30th of August an international Summer School titled “Interfaith engagement in theory and practice”, brought together 42 young Christians and Muslims in the Italian town of Tonadico (in the district of Trent). The course was the result of the joint initiative of the University Institute of Sophia (Focolari Movement), the Islamic Centre of England (with headquarters in London, an educational point of reference for the cultural dissemination of the Shiite realm in Western societies) and the Risalat Institute of Qom (Iran)
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The holiday period is starting now in the northern hemisphere. Some of Chiara Lubich’s thoughts can help us discover God’s imprint in creation.
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An Ecumenical Week promoted by the Focolare Movement is being held at CastelGandolfo, Rome from 9 to 13 May, 2017. Some 700 Christians from 70 Churches and Ecclesial Communities are participating.
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