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The Holy Land: charisms in communion for a new time of Pentecost
A unique opportunity to get to know each other, to share and to rediscover the beauty of being a collective witness to the Resurrection. This is what the Ecclesial Movements and the new communities in the Holy Land were able to experience on the journey they began together at Pentecost a year ago.
Flood emergency: news from Emilia-Romagna
The wave of bad weather that has poured over Italy in recent weeks has specifically affected the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Marche. To date, many people continue to work in the terrible, muddy conditions to assist entire communities that have been displaced and have lost everything due to the flood. An appeal for funds has been launched by the Focolare Emergency Coordination Committee.
Blessed Doubts: A Podcast to Explore Our Questions
Tommaso Bertolasi and Laura Salerno are the creators of “Benedetti dubbi” (Blessed doubts) a new podcast from the young people of the Focolare Movement. The first episode will be available on 23rd May, 2023. We asked Tommaso and Laura to explain how doubts can really be a “blessing”, in order to get to know ourselves and others better.
Flood emergency in Emilia-Romagna and Marche (Italy)
The Emergency Coordination group of the Focolare Movement has launched an extraordinary fundraising campaign to support people in Emilia-Romagna and Marche. These two regions in the centre-north of Italy are affected by serious flooding. Funds will be made available through the non-profit organisations Action for a United World (AMU in Italian) and Action for New Families (AFN).
Connecting with the Focolare family in Australia
We have come to the Australian stage of THE journey BY Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán, President and Co-President of the Focolare Movement. IT IS a continent with extraordinary cultural riches and a diverse and multicultural Focolare family.
Living the Gospel: “Love one another with mutual affection, outdo one another in showing honour” (Rom 12:10)
In these words of St Paul, fraternity is a call to goodness, to the life that is born from baptism, and this kinship in love allows us to see the other’s existence as a precious gift for us.
Patterns of love: a project to promote positive feelings
Si è tenuta il 12 maggio scorso, presso il teatro Cuminetti di Trento (Italia) la premiazione della terza edizione del concorso per le scuole “Una città non basta. Chiara Lubich cittadina del mondo” per il quale sono stati realizzati 136 elaborati. Condividiamo con voi l’intervista a Cinzia Malizia, maestra della Classe 1° A dell’I.C. Camerano – Giovanni Paolo II – Sirolo (Ancona-Italia) che si è aggiudicata il primo premio nella sezione scuola primaria.
The Focolare in the Pacific, one family
The third stage of Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán’s journey to Asia and Oceania was to Fiji. The spirituality of unity began to spread in this part of the Pacific at the end of the 1960s.
Latin American Continental Assembly: a call to be heard
The Regional Assemblies of the continental phase of the 2021-2024 Synod concluded with the Assembly of the Southern Cone, held in Brasilia in March 2023. Here we share some reflections on this “journey” from members of the Focolare Movement who participated in the concluding Assembly.
Japan: open your hearts to all!
The journey in Asia and Oceania of Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán, President and Co-President of the Focolare Movement, continues towards the Fiji Islands after concluding the second stage on Japanese land. Here you find some updates on their stay in Japan. ありがとう ...
United World Week 2023: #DARETOCARE – Dare to take care of people and planet
The 28th United World Week will take place from 1st-7th May 2023. It is a worldwide extravaganza of actions and initiatives to promote fraternity, unity and peace between people and peoples, organized by the communities of the Focolare Movement across the globe.
Living the Gospel: true friendship
Un legame profondo in cui non c’è in gioco solo il nostro destino ma anche il destino dell’altro, la sua storia. È questa l’amicizia vera: un bene gratuito, a fondo perduto; una relazione autentica dove ciascuno, nel sostenere l’altro, alla fine ritrova sempre sé stesso.
Thought of the day
A small gesture of love can change lives
A small gesture of love can change lives