Margaret Karram is the new President of the Focolare Movement

Margaret Karram is the new President of the Focolare Movement

Margaret Karram is an Arab Christian born in Israel. She received the Mount Zion 2013 prize, together with Yisca Harani, a Jew, for ‘the important contribution to the development of dialogue amongst religions and cultures in the Holy Land and to understanding between Jews, Christians and Muslims’. Published below is an interview with Margaret Karram in New City in 2014.

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The network of local Genfest

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 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

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.

Love creates a family

Love creates a family

The pandemic has brought into focus the importance of relationships, care and connection, inviting many of us to re- evaluate our lifestyles and priorities. Within the Focolare Movement the New Families, made up of families from all over the world, aim to bring the spirit of being a family everywhere by putting the words of the Gospel into action – in their homes, communities and wider society so as to contribute towards building the one human family.

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