Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.
(Luke 15:6).
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).
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(Lk 12:34)
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.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25) provides an excellent opportunity to know one another better. The story of a young Syro-Orthodox Christian who discovers in the Focolare a way to contribute toward unity with her own life.
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Interviewed by the renowned Italian Catholic magazine, “Famiglia Cristiana,” Maria Voce, President of the Focolare, responds on the themes of woman’s role and the current challenges of the Church.
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In Venezuela, due to the worsening economic crisis and serious lack of basic essentials, many families are forced to leave the country. Ofelia and Armando, upon leaving their country, were received in the community of the Focolare of Lima (Peru).
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Jane Evans, from Wallingford relates how cats and dogs don’t always live together in perfect harmony.
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At a time where most of us are finishing off the last of the Christmas chocolates and making yet another new year’s resolution to go to the gym, a group of young people from the UK are starting to prepare for an exciting event in July: Genfest 2018.
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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.
Martha Gellhorn once said: “People often claim, with pride: ‘I am not interested in politics’. They might as well say ‘I am not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future’…If we mean to keep any control over our worlds and lives, we must be interested in politics’.”
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The elegant simplicity of the Swiss Church in Central London was a fitting venue for exploring a spirituality of communion; in the context of today’s world, the afternoon of 11th November expressed a common search to be credible witnesses to Christianity together. Brilliantly chaired by Conleth Burns, a young law student from Northern Ireland, the time was well used and exceptionally fruitful.
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Muslims and Christians together in Glasgow to show their commitment to work for peace. The current tension over nuclear weapons and the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar are only two of the ongoing conflicts which made this vigil even more relevant for today.
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