A celebration in Algeria to mark the 50th anniversary of the Focolare Movement in North Africa and the Middle East
October 28, 2016
On October 16, 2016 a Citroën 2 CV arrived in Tlemcen, a city of Algeria. On board, there were two Italian focolarini, Salvatore Strippoli and Ulisse Caglioni, and Pierre Le Vaslot, a French focolarino. This was the beginning of an adventure that led to an experience now lived in many places of North Africa and the Middle East. The 50 years of this experience are being marked during these days.
The two events that mark the fiftieth anniversary of this experience and hosted at “Dar es Salam”, the Focolare Centre at Tlemcen, are:
- The second International Congress of Muslims of the Focolare Movement (October 28-30, 2016) with participants from Algeria, Lebanon, Eygpt, Jordan, Italy, France, Switzerland and Canada.
- A feast to mark the fifty years of the Focolare Movement in Algeria (November 1-2, 2016) with participants from various communities and some of the first witnesses of this adventure. Jesús Morán, the co-president of the Movement will also be present.
Updated on November 2, 2016
SIF – Focolare Information Service
Nine Fon from Cameroon, together with their retinues, participate in the Pope’s General audience on Wednesday, September 21. A press conference is to be held at 12.30 at the J.H. Newman Hall, Urban University.
