You are in: Home > Press

Movements and Communities of Together for Europe meet in Paris

7-9 November  2013

Leaders of Movements and Communities that animate Together for Europe  will meet  in Paris for their annual gathering from the 7th to the 9th of November.  About 140 participants from 49 Movements  are expected  to be present.

This meeting will be  an occasion to share experiences  and to plan for the future. One  the seven  programme  points, known as “the Seven Yes”, found in the final message of Stuttgart 2007 will be targeted this year .  This point, one of the  guide lines  that since 2007 constitute  a plan of action for  Together for Europe, says: “Yes to solidarity with the poor and the marginalized,  be they near or far; they are our brothers and sisters. Let us ask our governments and the European Union   to work in a determined manner for the poor and for the development of   disadvantaged nations, especially those in Africa”.

This is a point of great relevance,  even because of  the recent tragedies in the Mediterranean,  where many citizens   gave witness of  concrete solidarity,  and national and European institutions  were spurred to take steps foward  towards a more fraternal world.

“Together forEurope”  depicts a journey that brings together various activities of Christian communities and movements aimed at promoting reconciliation, peace and brotherhood on the European continent.  Being together  gives more effectiveness to the specific gift  each one is endowed with.  They promote a culture of communion  in freedom and respect for diversity. They  cultivate openness and dialogue, particularly with those who have at heart Europe’s future and  its responsability towards the world.

Updated on November 4, 2013

BF – LH

SIF – Focolare Information Service

Margaret Karram, delegate of the Focolare Movement in the Holy Land receives the Mount Zion Award 2013

October 27, 2013

From left: Margaret Karram, Gregory Collins OSB, Yisca Harani.

The 2013 edition of the Mount Zion Award for reconciliation has been attributed to Margaret Karram, delegate of the Focolare Movement  in the Holy Land, and to Yisca Harani,  an educator and government consultant on  relationships with Christians.

Margaret Karram was born  in Haifa (1962) in a Catholic family  of Palestinian origin. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Jewish Studies in the United States (University of Judaism, Lee College, Los Angeles). In 2001 she was appointed Delegate of the Focolare Movement in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. She is a member of the Episcopal Commission  for Interreligious  Dialogue, (Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land), and she also serves on the board of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI).

Yisca Harani was born in Jerusalem (1961) to a traditionally observant Jewish family. She studied at Tel Aviv University where she specialized in Christianity in the Holy Land with a particular interest in the Eastern Churches.  She is an educator and consultant on Christian affairs in both the private and public sectors. She promoted  various educational projects for persons  not connected with academic circles; among these the school project involving communication and correspondence between Jewish and Arab school children from Tel Aviv and the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Mount Zion Award for reconciliation was founded in 1986 by Wilhelm Salberg, a Catholic priest from Essen, Germany. Since 1987, the Award has been presented biannually to individuals  and institutions for their outstanding contribution towards the enhancement of dialogue between religions and cultures in the Holy Land and the mutual understanding between Jews, Christians and Muslims

The presentation of the Award will  be held on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 16.00 at the Dormition Church, Mount Zion, Jerusalem.

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1404398449777059/?fref=ts

Mount Zion Award 2013 

Updated on October 25, 2013

BF – LH

SIF – Focolare Information Service

“Fraternity in action: the Foundation of Social Cohesion in the XXI Century”

 

21 – 24 October, 2013

The first Latin American meeting  for leaders of social organizations inspired by the charism of the Focolare Movement

The Focolare  Movement is promoting a meeting  for leaders of  Latin American social organizations that stemmed from the charism of unity of Chiara Lubich.   35 organizations coming from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Messico, Paraguay  and Uruguay will be represented in this meeting, which will be held  from 21 to 24 October 2013 in the small town “Ginetta” in São Paulo, Brazil.  The theme will be  “Fraternity in action: the foundation of social cohesion in the XXI century”.

Gilvan David de Sousa, one of the promoters of this initiative, said: “Our aim is to identify  the main elements of the charism of unity that contribute towards  a social change  so as to be able to offer answers to  the important questions  posed  by our continent” .

Fr. Vilson Groh, Vera Araújo  and Susana Nuin will be among the main speakers.  Fr. Vilson Groh ( known in Brazil  because he has received the Parliamentary Award Darcy Ribeiro 2013),  has been working  for 30 years in the outskirts of Florianópolis , Brazil   for persons deprived of their rights;  the sociologist Vera Araújo  is  a member of the Focolare  Movement entrusted   with the responsibility  at international level   of Dialogue with Culture; Susana Nuin is the executive secretary of  the Department of Communication of CELAM and Consultant to the Pontifical Council for social communication.

Press Release

Updated on October 19, 2013

UF

SIF – Focolare Information Service

Page 23 of 46« First...10...2122232425...3040...Last »