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Chiara Badano: surprised by God’s love
On 29th October 2022, the Feast Day of Blessed Chiara “Luce” Badano, her hometown, Sassello, opened its doors and gathered to remember this young woman whose testimony continues to inspire.
Isaura Pereira dos Reis
Date of Death: 31/10/2022 Branch of belonging: volunteer Nation: Brazil
Living the Gospel: kindness as a weapon
Going to meet your neighbours, loving them completely, often means retracing your steps, even when you think you are in the right. It means putting your weapons away and preferring acts of kindness.
“The Letter”: a film with a call to action
On Oct. 4, 2022, the docufilm “The Letter,” created by the Laudato Si’ Movement, was presented at the Vatican. It offers a perspective of how to act for the good of our “common home” and is now available for free on Youtube Originals in 12 languages.
Economy of Francesco: young people for a new economy
Economy of Francesco: young people for a new economy
60 years after Vatican II: back to the dream
The Second Vatican Council opened on 11th October, 1962.Sixty years later, we reflect on this historic and exceptional event in the life of the Church.
Living the Gospel: “For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline” (2 Tim.1:7).
To be authentic witnesses without ever giving up.Living the Gospel in our daily lives requires us to put aside our fears and go beyond our limits and convictions; trusting in the gifts that God has given us because it is there that our strength lies.
To become a living prayer
The deep personal encounter with God in prayer redefines our entire existence. Recognising Him as the author of grace gives us the opportunity of loving as children, of losing ourselves in His gaze, until we become living prayer.
Seed Funding Program: an opportunity to a local action
15 projects selected for the Seed Funding Program, a micro-financing programme that supports and encourages significant and promising integral ecology initiatives worldwide. The Focolare Movement, FaithInvest and MundellEarth support the project.. Today the world is...
Peru: waiting with uncertainty but also with confidence
The experience of Jenny López, director of the Chiara Lubich Centre for the Elderly, in Lámud in the Peruvian Amazon. The story of her meeting with L.
Communion in action: a lifestyle of sharing
The Focolare Movement has published a Balance Sheet of Communion for the period 2020-2021, an information tool to communicate the main actions and interventions of this reality around the world. It is a detailed document that is useful for everyone to live and walk together towards unity and fraternity becoming a reality.
The Living Gospel: For though I am free with respect to all, I made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them
Drawing closer to another person means diminishing the distance between us and them: it means losing that space that is ours alone. It means putting aside what we have to do and embracing the other person’s life. It also means choosing the last place in order to serve.
Thought of the day
Live for universal fraternity
Live for universal fraternity