The Corrymeela community invited members of the Focolare and the L’Arche community to participate in their annual working weekend which took place between 25-27th August this year.
The initiative to meet and share projects and support and prayer for one another began with a meeting in Stuttgart in 2004 when representatives of different Christian Movements throughout the […]
Each year from 1st September to 4th October, the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. As the Ecumenical Steering Committee stated, “As followers of Christ from around the globe, we share a common call to care for creation. We are co-creatures and part of all […]
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The war in Ukraine has been going on for over a year. Many people in Ireland are doing what they can to support the Ukrainian people, offering hospitality and all kinds of assistance. At the World Youth Day in Portugal, the war in Ukraine was one of the first things Pope Francis talked about. In […]
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After the World Youth Day, the International Meeting of Bishops Friends of the Focolare Movement was held in Braga, northern Portugal. There were 3 cardinals and 84 bishops, representing 42 countries, who gathered to reflect on the theme “The mysticism of encounter. Contemplation and mission in a changing age”.
Bishop of Limerick, Brendan Leahy explained, “these […]
One and a half million young people attended the 37th World Youth Day in Lisbon. It ran from 1st-6th August. Pope Francis was in the midst of the young people and gave some inspiring and encouraging messages. A central theme was PEACE. On his return to Rome, at the weekly audience, he said: “While […]
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A representative group from all over Ireland took part in the “Spring Gathering”. The THEME was:
LET’S CONNECT WITH GOD, WITH EACH OTHER, WITH NATURE AND WITH SOCIETY.
