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Acts of fraternity – Part 4

We go to Australia, Brazil and Madagascar to see and listen to some “small” actions of different people who take care of those close to them....

Acts of fraternity – Part 3

We go to The United States, Pakistan and The Philippines to see and listen to some “small” actions of different people who take care of those close to them....

Chiara Lubich – Love Conquers All: “Chiara makes us fly high”

Anita Martinez, journalist from the United World Project, has interviewed Saverio D’Ercole, creative producer from Eliseo Multimedia which, with RAI Fiction, has produced a TV movie on the life of Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Focolare Movement. With her efforts...

The culture of care as a pathway to peace

By Daniela Ropelato[1] A commentary on Pope Francis’ message for the 54th World Day of Peace, which is celebrated every year on 1st January. I was not surprised to find the theme of care in the press releases of Pope...

Looking at the bright side of the worst year ever

We know this year was hard, “the worst year ever”, said Time magazine. However, many good things have happened this year as well, we just have to look harder. Sometimes it is easier to fill newspapers and social media with...

Christmas 1980 – My first experience among people from different religions

By Roberto Catalano published on December 11 on Letsdialogue On this special day, we share Roberto Catalano’s recollection from his 28 years in India, living among people from different religions. He talks about his first encounter with Mumbai and his...

“I don’t have the mind of an entrepreneur, but I have the mind of a dreamer”. Spokes, the shop of hope.

When you open the glass door of a small shop located on the edge of the Interamerican Highway in Guatemala, Christmas carols sound and immediately the smell of gingerbread cookies evokes the Christmas season, but it is also the sensory...

Vietnam: a response to the poverty that has arisen from the pandemic

By Anna Lisa Innocenti – Published on September 3rd, 2020 Solidarity projects initiated by the “Goccia dopo goccia” (drop by drop) Association in collaboration with other organizations operating in Southeast Asia. The number of victims of coronavirus around the world...

Toumany and his care for others

By Michela Micocci – Published 21/10 on Fare Sistema Oltre L’accoglienza Today we want to tell you the story of Toumany: he was only 16 years old when he first arrived at Casa di Ismaele in 2017. He has come...

Global Compact on Education

On 15 October 2020, Pope Francis sounded a strong, renewed alarm about the widening global education gap. Only an alliance between all the components of society can bring about a change in humanity’s course towards peace and fraternity: this is...

Everything asks for salvation, everything asks for kindness

What is care for Daniele Mencarelli? The writer and winner of the 2020 ‘Strega Giovani’ Prize tells us about the importance of kindness and care in relationships, in a world and at a time in which the other “is always...

The story of another pandemic: the many ‘faces’ of corruption

By Adriana Cosseddu There are silences in search of being heard that we do not always manage to perceive: they are the mute “voices” of many, many, victims of policies and systems that have flourished where corruption, from individual illicit...

The Economy of Francesco: not an endpoint, but the beginning of a process

“Welcome to Assisi and the Economy of Francesco!” These were the words of Catalina Hinojosa from Ecuador, transmitted from the Chapel of the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Italy. Her youthful voice vibrated with energy inside the medieval...

The children of the Tagpuro shelter

Maria Liza is the chief prosecutor of Tacloban, Philippines, the city that in 2013 was severely affected by one of the most devastating storms in history, typhoon Haiyan. It is here that she and her lawyer colleagues, in cooperation with...

“We can save ourselves only if we stick together”

This year’s annual meeting of the Friends of ‘Together for Europe’ (TfE)* was held on November 14, 2020. Due to the pandemic, it was held online and about 300 persons from almost all countries of Europe took part, ranging from...

Gen Verde. ‘Turn Around’ to save the Earth

An interview with the performers of Gen Verde about their new single, ‘Turn Around’, a song that aims to encourage concrete and collective action to heal and save the planet. The full interview Here you can watch the full interview...

‘Child citizens’

‘Child citizens’ is the name of the #daretocare campaign tailored for children. Our website hosts the video launch of the ‘Child citizens’ project, which seeks to promote kids’ involvement and active participation in the life of their cities, giving them...

Colombia: The cocoa community that is against violence

By Maria Gaglione – published in Avvenire on 23/05/2020 #EoF: the Stories – In Colombia a group of farmers decided to oppose the drug wars and the exploitation of the land. For ten years they have been forced to live...

Amazonia. “A lesson from indigenous peoples to change the economy.”

By Maria Gaglione – published in Avvenire on 16/05/2020 #EoF: The Stories – Joel Thompson is an engineer who lives in Guyana and helps the natives learn the language. “The Encyclical Laudato Si’ was a strong inspiration for my commitment...

Japan – Smart glasses so no one is excluded

By Maria Gaglione – published in Avvenire on 21/06/2020 #EoF: the stories – Keisuke Shimakage is a young Japanese entrepreneur who founded Oton Glass in 2014 to help his father. The device helps blind and visually impaired or dyslexic people....

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