A Spirit of Family
The Centenary of Chiara Lubich’s birth, the foundress of the Focolare Movement, was celebrated with 400 people on 18th January 2020 in Elgar Concert Hall, University of Birmingham. “Celebration” was the operative word.
[more]Message from Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement
Today is January the 22nd, 2020 One hundred years ago, on January 22nd 1920, Chiara Lubich was born.
[more]Journeying in Dialogue – Anniversary
A celebration marking the hundredth anniversary of Chiara Lubich’s birth 18 January 2020.
[more]The Christmas Card
When I retired 6 years ago, I immediately joined all sorts of clubs: hand bell ringing, literary society, Pilates, watercolour painting…
[more]An almost unbelievable event
A Christmas greeting from Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement
[more]Many journeys, one light- remembering Chiara Lubich’s visits to Britain.
Celebrations are starting today, 7 December, all over the world, to mark the 100th anniversary of Chiara Lubich’s birth.
In this article written in 2008, not long after Chiara’s death, Sally McAllister recalls some of the key moments of Chiara’s visits to Britain between 1965 and 2004 and the contribution she brought to ecumenism and dialogue with people of different faiths or convictions. Her words on those occasions encourage, indicate pathways to walk along and offer sparks of hope that continue to inspire us today.
Margaret Karram about the next Genfest 2024
Message of Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, to all those who are preparing for the next Genfest 2024, the event of the Movement’s young people that will take place in Aparecida, Brazil, and in different parts of the world with various local Genfests.
Belonging to various Churches – a single reality
Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we offer a short video documentary on a recent meeting of people from the Focolare Movement belonging to various Churches.
Mutual love is our uniform
A short video supporting the theme of the year: ‘We are called and we are sent’ – part of the Conference Call of 7 October 2023. ‘By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’ (Jn 13: 35)
Filling up the cracks
Lesley Ellison is from Liverpool. She was the first non-Catholic to enter a Focolare community. Building unity beyond age-old prejudices, distrust and rifts. Generating, day after day, a dialogue that has become a way of life.
Mary and Paul Gateshill speak about the practice of ‘Prayer for Unity’ which gathers people regularly from all over the world. Interview by Andrea Fleming (2022).
Love generates love
Rina Zammit McKeon shares her experience of visiting a woman’s prison in Malta.
[more]Eat out, eat well Award
The Eat Out Eat Well scheme rewards restauarants, takeaways and other food businesess that make it easier for their customers to make healthy food choices.
[more]British Ambassador’s hope for Interfaith Dialogue after Centre visit
The British Ambassador to the Holy See paid a visit to the Focolare Centre in Rome on 29 November. Sally Axworthy met with Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement, along with a group representing different spheres of activity in the movement today.
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