International Link-up: Saturday 9 December 2023
A special occasion to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Focolare Movement. Save the date: Saturday 9th December, at 7pm.
[more]Remaining open for dialogue
Fr Patrick Gilger SJ is assistant professor of sociology at Loyola Chicago. He has been studying three ecclesial movements originating in Italy – Communion and Liberation, Sant’Egidio and Focolare. In this interview he shares his insights into the gifts that the charism of unity has to offer to today’s world.
[more]A United World: Achieving the Dream
A group of around 50 participants aged between nine and 30 gathered at the Focolare Centre for Unity 20-22 October 2023.
[more]NOVEMBER Word of Life
You are all children of light and children of the day; we do not belong to the night, nor to darkness. (1 Thess 5:5).
[more]Healthy neighbourhoods and faith communities
An open evening with Jim McManus at the Focolare Centre for Unity: ‘The importance of faith communities to the health of the surrounding neighbourhood’
[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.
The hope of young people amid the waves of violence
Joseph, a young Syrian from the Focolare is one of the many young people who nourish the hope of peace in a very tormented land. He sent a message from a recent youth congress in Syria.
[more]The strength not to give in to evil
After the disastrous attack on Israel, the horrifying violence that was unleashed, the wave of fear that rocked the two peoples, the anguish for the hostages and the apprehension for the fate of the people of Gaza, we want to send you news from the Focolare communities in the Holy Land.
[more]Margaret Karram: rediscovering the path of respect for human rights through dialogue and reconciliation
The statement by the President of the Focolare Movement following the outbreak of serious violence in the Holy Land on 7 October 2023: “Justice, dialogue and reconciliation, indispensable tools for building peace”.
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