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11.11.2021

Polarization – Reconciliation – Reconciled diversity

‘Hybrid’ Meeting of the “Friends of Together for Europe” in Rome “At a time of polarization, the Holy Spirit brings about Togetherness”. This was stated by Gerhard Pross (YMCA Esslingen, Germany) the present moderator of ‘Together for Europe’ (TfE). The...

09.11.2021

#PlanetPledge | Caring about the planet through sustainable agriculture

Making farming regenerative and sustainable is a key challenge that many countries around the world face. Getting this right is a powerful way of caring for our planet, to #PlanetPledge. Mateusz Ciasnocha, a farmer from Poland, is helping the COP26...

08.11.2021

Impactful youth: I am!

Between 27 September and 13 November, young people between the ages of 18 and 35 can register to compete for Brazil’s national prize. On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, Economy of Communion (EoC), in collaboration with the Economy of...

05.11.2021

Serbia: building a home to be a home

Although this father could finally afford to buy a house for his family, he did not have the physical ability or financial resources to renovate it himself. The community around him acted. “Many people came to help me, and in...

02.11.2021

Brazil: Swap hunger for a flower

On 8 May 2021 at a traffic light in the city of Porto Alegre (Brazil), Lorenzo, aged 24, and his mother, Themis, saw a poor man with a sign: “I’m hungry, help me”. This is how the project “Troque-a-fome-por-flor” (Swap...

26.10.2021

Cameroon: MABS & Smalls Kitchen – the heart, mind and spirit in the enterprise

By Mabih Nji Mabih Nji is a young Cameroonian entrepreneur from The Economy of Francesco who has chosen the EoC model for her company. Here is her story, told in the first person. Mabs & Smalls kitchen is a mini enterprise...

22.10.2021

From murals to hospitality, the Lecce revolution

“Beauty will save the world.” It seems quite fitting to cite these words of Dostoevsky when describing the rebirth that has taken place in the Stadio (Stadium) neighborhood of southern Italy. You know how they say that appearances also matter?...

19.10.2021

Sistema B, a new business model for the world

Sistema B: a global movement that aims to create an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economic system for all people and the Planet. From October 9 to 12, the second congress on “Co-governance” was held in Brazil, entitled “Co-governance as a...

15.10.2021

The Farm of Francesco, a change that rises from the earth

On World Food Day, which will be celebrated on October 16, we present the story of Virginia Solis, a young Argentinian entrepreneur. She and other friends have recently launched a company that revolutionizes the system of agricultural production and the...

12.10.2021

Bangui, Central Africa: a school that will change the future of its students

On the outskirts of the capital of the Central African Republic there is a school that was founded by members of the Focolare Movement. Today it welcomes more than 500 children, many of whom have missed out on many years...

05.10.2021

“We have to take our prayers and turn them into actions”

We met John Mundell, director of Mundell & Associates, an environmental consulting firm in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He has devoted his life to the environment and ecological conversion. John Mundell is an Environmental Engineer who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA,...

02.10.2021

Co-governance: We all build the city

A second International Congress on Co-governance will be held on October 9 – 12, titled “Co-governance as a process of building fraternity in politics, starting with the cities”. Co-governing Have you ever thought about governing a city, of being a...

28.09.2021

Good World Citizen, good citizens for the common good

A non-profit organization was born in Florence that wants to bring people, citizens to cooperate to achieve a better world, “one good idea at a time”. We talk about it with the president, Haifa Alsakkaf. I notice that on the...

27.09.2021

The Economy of Francesco 2021: the event

Appointment on October 2. Meetings in the local HUBs and the international online event. The global event The Economy of Francesco 2021, this coming October 2, is drawing near. In view of the meeting with Pope Francis in Assisi in the...

24.09.2021

What plants, the economy and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference have in common

If you don’t happen to be the owner of a flower shop on a street in Glasgow, Scotland, connecting plants with the economy and COP26 doesn’t seem to make sense. But be careful, because great ideas are often born from...

21.09.2021

VOICES | LEBANON: Can the phoenix be born again?

There are many armed conflicts still going on in the world, countless peoples of the world who are living humanitarian tragedies. Today, Afghanistan is the focus of worldwide media attention but… not so for other countries. Not Yemen or Myanmar,...

17.09.2021

Ecuador. What if the mangroves disappeared?

“A habitat destroyed, burned, under attack by refuse and pesticides. That’s what the mongroves are becoming here. We’d like to help our land and our people.” So says 49 year-old Sirangelo, born in Brazil, but now Ecuadorian by adoption. He...

14.09.2021

Ozone, the poisonous gas that allows there to be life

The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated on September 16th. But how much do you know about this gas? Why is it so important for life on Earth? We asked Dr. Alcide di Sarra, an...

10.09.2021

The earthquake in Haiti and the missionaries of the Belém Mission

In 2010, Haiti suffered one of the country’s biggest disasters. Eleven years later, a new earthquake heightens the crisis in the country that has not yet recovered from past tragedies. The missionaries of the Belém Mission tell us about the...

07.09.2021

“I was happy because I was alive”

By Michela Micocci- FARE SISTEMA OLTRE L’ACCOGLIENZA In preparation for the next World Day of Migrants and Refugees we share a beautiful story of redemption, gratitude and trust from Italy’s southwest region of Calabria. Vanity Fair magazine presented the three...