December 2024 Word of Life
For nothing will be impossible with God (Lk. 1: 37).
[more]November 2024 Word of Life
They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on (Mk 12: 44).
[more]Lebanon: doors open to displaced people
Testimonies from the Mariapolis Centre ‘La Sorgente’ in Ain Aar, 20 kilometres north of Beirut where people fleeing the bombs that are devastating the South of the country, knocked on the doors and found them wide open.
[more]International Link-up: 28th September
The international Link-up of the Focolare Movement. Watch the whole streaming again (Saturday 28th September 2024). Genfest 2024 in Brazil.
[more]October 2024 Word of Life
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all (Mk 10: 43-44).
[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.
September Word of Life
This month’s bible verse is the very reason why the practice of the Word of Life has spread throughout the world: “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” (James 1: 22).
[more]Dr Mohammad Shomali: our unity remains
“Nothing can divide us if we are connected to God.” A video message from Dr Mohammad Shomali after the Mariapolis.
[more]I think I might have caught ‘Mariapolis’
I left my house (in a cul-de-sac) to grab a couple of things from a local shop. Outside my house, blocking one of our cars, was a small car parked up, with a care worker in uniform sitting inside. A little strange, but almost certainly early to visit a neighbour with very advanced MS.
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