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Pasquale Foresi, co-founder of the Focolare Movement passes away

June 14, 2015

PasqualeForesiMaria Voce, president of the Focolare Movement communicated the brief news that Pasquale Foresi passed away on Sunday June 14, 2015. She added: “We unite ourselves with Chiara in donating to Mary this dear son of hers, thus overcoming the pain of his departure”.

Who is Pasquale Foresi for the Focolare Movement? “In the case of founders of great spiritual movements, we often see that God places beside the original custodian of the charism, persons who perform a very important function in its historical configuration” – this is what Maria Voce wrote in the preface of the book, Light that is incarnated (Luce che si incarna, Città Nuova, 2014), in which the author, Pasquale Foresi, comments on the twelve points of the spirituality of unity.

One such person beside the founder of the Focolare Movement has been Foresi, the first focolarino priest and first co-president.

 

Press release

Biography (available soon)

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Updated on June 16, 2015

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Creativity, generativity, innovation

Economy of Communion International Conference in Nairobi, Kenya

27-31 May 2015

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«According to the World Bank, an annual growth of more than 6%, places the Sub-Saharan African countries among those in the world that register greater economic development and attract more investments. However, poverty and inequality remain unacceptably high. Very low wages and high prices due to monopoly generate a wild market economy and exploitation of the poor which threaten to overwhelm the cultures of African countries and disperse their two great values of community and communion». Betty Njagi, a Kenyan professor at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, used these words to describe the current economic situation in Africa on the eve of the Economy of Communion International Conference (EoC) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya on May 27-31, 2015.

 

Many are looking foward to this conference. When Luigino Bruni, an Italian member of the EoC International Commission and a professor of Political Economy at LUMSA University, Rome spoke about it, he said: «It will focus on communion and creativity. Today we need an injection of creativity that allows us to produce “new cakes” and not just dish out the ones that already exist or are produced elsewhere. This is true for Africa and for the Economy of Communion worldwide».

A participant coming from Europe wrote a very meaningful reflection on Facebook: “On these flights to the South of the world one breathes an air of creativity and vitality».

 

Press Release

EoC Website

Facebook Page

 

Updated on May 27, 2015

SIF – Focolare Information Service

 

Building universal brotherhood

Youth and children of the Focolare Movement promote initiatives that link the five continents

1st week of May 2015

 

20150503_120513United World Week, Run4Unity, Living Peace: three events in which youth of the Focolare Movement and their friends are involved; they promote initiatives to make visible their constant commitment towards peace, sharing and solidarity. Their goal is to contribute to the unity of the human family.

United World Week

A network of initiatives promoting dialogue and peace mark the first week of the month of May. Special importance has been given to interreligious dialogue, and youth representing different parts of the world participate in an international event held in Mumbai and in Coimbatore, India. The presence of three young Nepalese, struck by the humanitarian crisis caused by the earthquake that hit their country, contributes to a greater involvement in the aid campaign launched worldwide . (http://www.uww2015.com/).

#Run4Unity

Boys and girls of the Focolare Movement and their friends share the experience of a worldwide relay race that took place on Sunday, May3, 2015 from 11.00 to 12.00 in the different time zones of the world. Through this experience they want to show their commitment to build universal brotherhood. The kick-off of this relay race took place in the South Pacific Islands, and it ended 24 hours later in Hawaii. The relay baton touched 170 cities. Innumerable and original messages have been posted on the social networks under the hashtag #Run4unity.  100,000 youngsters took part in the pervious edition of this experience. (http://www.run4unity.net/2015).

Living Peace

The project “Living Peace” originated in a school in Cairo three years ago; it aims at implementing and disseminating an education and a culture of peace. Today 150,000 children, teenagers, youth and adults from more than 200 schools and universities in 103 nations are involved in this project. It was Cairo’s main event on 4, 5 and 6 May, 2015 (http://living-peace.blogspot.it/p/italiano.html).

Press release – April 17, 2015

Press release – May 11, 2015

United World Week – A Flavour of Love

Run4Unity – episode 2

Preparing Living Peace 2015

Updated on May 13, 2015

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