Over 3,000 dead, and the total count is forecasted to rise. Thousands of wounded and millions of people struck by the earthquake which on 25 April devastated this country. The Focolare Movement joins the choir of prayer and expresses its commitment to concretely support the victims of the disaster.
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On the 21st and 22nd of February around 20 young people, their parents and other adults gathered in Limerick. Their aim was to bring the love they try to live amongst themselves to elderly residents of the Millford Care Centre.
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Are you looking for a different kind of experience this summer, something that is not simply a holiday or a retreat? Then the Mariapolis might be just for you!
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The 4Corners Festival seeks to inspire people from across Belfast to transform their city for the peace and prosperity of all. It consists of innovative events designed to entice people out of their own ‘corners’ of the city and into new places where they will encounter new perspectives, new ideas and new friends.
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In memory of Sister Anna (1917-2015)
Nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 2005 Sister Anna led an extraordinary life. Sadly we learnt of her death yesterday. She was 97. Recently two focolarine visited her where she was living near Oxford. An article on their meeting and about Sister Anna’s life is published in New City magazine this month. We share with you this article in loving memory of this wonderful lady. May she rest in peace.
Children of Focolare raise €800 in Dungarvan through donations for ‘Baby Jesus’ . The children offered the hand made plaster cast figures of the infant Jesus lying on straw in a small basket, along with a message to people to “bring Jesus home for Christmas” to the public at a busy shopping centre in Dungarvan on 13th December.
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Thousands of young people across world wear white to highlight commitment to practise dialogue in hope that dialogue becomes norm in areas torn by conflict.
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The homes of thirty-one families are being rebuilt in Tacloban and Panay Island thanks to aid from, among others, the Déise Philippines Appeal in Dungarvan, founded by Audrey Hallahan.
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