For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(Lk 12:34)
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.
But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.
(Lk. 10:33).
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.
“Who knows if our role is not so much to give ‘light’, but rather to enter into the darkness, into the mud, into the desperation of lack of dignity, […] into the thousands of different kinds of poverty of our times?” This provocative question may best capture the second day of the spiritual retreat of the Focolare General Assembly.
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The second day of the General Assembly of the Focolare began with an ecumenical prayer presented by participants from various Churches. It was addressed to Jesus in his forsakenness on the cross, so that he would help each one to “grow in listening to one another”; teach us to “welcome together the Holy Spirit” and “the cry of today’s humanity” so as “to become instruments of unity”.
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It has begun! At 12.30 (UTC +1) the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement began: long awaited and prepared with members and adherents of the Focolare from all over the world. Originally scheduled for September 2020, it was postponed due to the pandemic and is taking place electronically.
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From 24th January to the 7th February the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement will take place on-line. It will be the moment to renew the roles of President, Co-President, and the leadership team and will define direction of the Movement for the next six years.
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We want to share with you the press release giving details of the independent investigation into sexual abuse in France. It is also on the international Focolare website and was publicised on December 23rd 2020. If anyone reading this has any issues or queries in relation to the press release, feel free to contact Frank Johnson (frank.johnson@focolare.org.uk) or Liz Taite (liz.taite@focolare.org.uk).
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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.
Remain in my love: you will bear much fruit” (Cf. Jn 15:5-9).
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Merry Christmas….
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Happy Christmas, Happy Christmas to you all.
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