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At the start of the Genfest year May 1st 2012 – May 1st 2013

28 April 2012

Let’s bridge

Building bridges of brotherhood from the ground up

 The breaking grounds open with a worldwide youth rally of the Focolare Movement. In one year’s work, milestones include the focal point Genfest at Budapest, from August 31 to September 2, 2012. The worldwide event will gather youth of 150 countries, all moved by the same idea, which is also witness and social action: universal brotherhood. Preparations are in full swing everywhere, including thousands of ideas, strength and imagination in raising money and inviting friends. All of these are opportunities to build bridges of brotherhood.

With the May 1st Meeting at Loppiano connecting with the worldwide live streaming at 12:00 (GMT+1), that will allow thousands of young people from Syria to Japan and Nairobi to Sydney to share testimonies and present projects with the 1500 participants at Loppiano, in light of the Budapest date.

 

A year dedicated to universal brotherhood including the launch of the United World Project, a global youth network creating a permanent Observatory of brotherhood practices recognized by the UN.

To learn more and to follow the worldwide live streaming (active from 11:00 GMT+1):

www.genfest.org (click on “LIVE” in the main menu bar)

www.loppiano.it

live.focolare.org

 

Press Release n.1

Press Release n.2

 

Official Website www.genfest.org

Genfest Press: Press Area www.genfest.org/pressindex

@GenfestPress_en

 

Updated on June 1st 2012

UF – LH

SIF – Focolare Information Service

Married couple Anna Maria & Danilo Zanzucchi to prepare reflections for the “Way of the Cross”

15 March 2012

This year Pope Benedict XVI has given the task of writing the reflections for Good Friday’s “Way of the Cross”, to be held on April 6 at the Colosseum, to Italian couple Anna Maria and Danilo Zanzucchi, married focolarini who were among the first married couples to follow the spirituality of unity promoted by Chiara Lubich.

As well as being consultants on the Pontifical Council for the Family, Anna Maria and Danilo were directors of the New Families Movement for about 40 years and still actively continue to give their precious contribution to this branch of the Focolare Movement.

In the pastoral year dedicated to the family, during which the VII International Meeting of the Family will take place (Milan, 30 May – 3 June, 2012), the reflections that will accompany the traditional Holy Week appointment will therefore focus on the family. It’s the first time that the Holy Father has entrusted this task to a married couple.

Meditations by Danilo and Anna Maria Zanzucchi

Dossier: Danilo and Anna Maria Zanzucchi – Biographical Notes

Dossier: New Families Movement

Updated: 4 April 2012

UF – LH

SIF – Focolare Information Service

4th anniversary of the departure of Chiara Lubich

14 March 2008 – 14 March 2012

The most varied events are being promoted by the Focolare Movement all over the world, during the month of March to commemorate the foundress, 4 years after her passing away. Cultural, ecumenical or interreligious events.  In many places the impact of her charism in the field of economics will be presented, while elsewhere the theme “communication in the era of new media: the style of Chiara Lubich” will be talked about.

Everywhere, too, there will be moments of encounter and there will be many religious celebrations that will gather, in the cities as well as in the villages, the Focolare communities but not only.

“Chiara and the new generations” is the title of the event promoted by the International Center of the Focolare Movement that will welcome a crowd of all ages at the Auditorium of the Mariapolis Center of Castelgandolfo, near Rome, on Sunday the 11th of march 2012 from 16:00 to 18:00 p.m.

The program will unfold through some scenes, with excerpts of videos of talks of Chiara Lubich, experiences, songs and artistic numbers. It will be the young people of yesterday together with the young people of today, from all parts of the world, from different cultures and convictions, who will share their experiences on: how they have made their own the ideal of Chiara Lubich in their choices and journey, applying it in their specific field of action.

The president Maria Voce will speak at the end of the afternoon. In a message addressed to the Movement on the occasion of this 4th anniversary of the “passing away” of Chiara Lubich from this earth, Maria Voce invites us to make of this moment “a starting point (…) to contribute towards building universal brotherhood”.

To follow the event live via internet: http://www.chiaralubich.org/

Press Release

Message of  Maria Voce (5 march 2012)

Updated on March, 7th 2012

UF – LH

SIF – Focolare Information Service

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