27.10.2016
Africa: “Let’s go to school!” project
On Idjwi Island in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Focolare’s NGO, AMU - Action for a United World – is striving to support the schooling and education of the new generations....
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21.10.2016
UNESCO: Twenty years later to “Reinvent Peace”
On November 15, 2016, Chiara Lubich will be remembered at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The event is a celebration of her commitment and that of the Focolare Movement to live and give witness to peace....
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19.10.2016
Brazil: 2016 World Peace Forum
The event gathered peaceworkers who presented their projects and ideas, their efforts and ways of building a more peaceful world. Signing of the Florianópolis Letter of Intent....
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14.10.2016
Launch of humanitarian appeal in the wake of Hurricane Matthew
The Focolare Movement expresses its closeness to the people of Haiti so gravely affected by Hurricane Matthew....
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14.10.2016
Joy and interest shown in Synod on Young People
The young people of the Focolare, together with the whole Movement, thank Pope Francis for his intention to dedicate the 2018 Synod to the new generations....
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Luxemburg Peace Prize to Omar Abou Baker
Omar Abou Baker, an Egyptian Youth for a United World, has received the Luxembourg Peace Prize in Florianopolis. He is a graduate in political science and has represented Egypt in the parliament of the Arab nations, also in the European...
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03.10.2016
GETTING INVOLVED IN PEACE
Project Host Spot: 55 young people from nine countries of Europe and the Middle East came together in Jordan, to get to know refugee families, personally....
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26.09.2016
2016 Luminosa Award to Sikh Leader
Conferred on Dr Butalia from Ohio State University for his commitment to peace-building and dialogue. The award spotlights people who are dedicated to building bridges of unity...
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19.09.2016
Peace is possible and can be started by each one – Day of Peace
Olga Montoya, professor for 23 years, in social science at a middle school and high school in Medellin, was requested from its director to take a day to talk to the whole school about Peace during the celebration of 20th...
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22.08.2016
Brazil: an innovative cultural project
The initiative promoted by the Sophia Latin-American Academic Centre (ALC – of Latin America and the Caribbean) reunited 80 university students. The objective: to develop the paradigm of fraternity in the various disciplines....
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22.08.2016
Summer School on Communion & Law
Thirty young people from Nigeria, Spain, Germany, Holland and Italy gather in August to discuss immigration, security and the environment....
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18.08.2016
Making Home Together
In the province of Rome has started a new project for the welcome of migrants....
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Unsure, unstable, afraid. Yes, but
Recent events, from Nice to Istanbul to Baton Rouge, leave us dismayed. We have the impression that an all-powerful demon is playing roulette with humanity. However not everything is as irrational and unmanageable as it seems....
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21.07.2016
Weekend of young Syrians (10-12 June 2016)
Lina Morcos and Murad Al Shawareb, two young people from Syria, tell us about the experience of their weekend of July 10 to 12:After six years of war we felt we had to do something different with the youth, a...
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OnCity Program
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OnCity: Networks of light to inhabit the worldInternational laboratory of citizenship for the common good Here is the program and the list of materials relating to the press review, the sessions, the seminars and the working groups...
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01.07.2016
Definitive ceasefire between the Colombian government and FARC
After nearly four years of negotiations in Cuba, a ceasefire has been signed. Presidents of many countries that participated in supporting the dialogue between the parties are in Havana along with the UN General Secretary for the signing of a...
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01.07.2016
Appeal for Nature and Humanity
Laudato si’ continues to inspire initiatives for the safeguarding of the planet. The Focolare’s international EcoOne network, which connects experts in ecology, in conjunction with the Civilization of Love, has presented an appeal that is summarized in 10 challenges....
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28.06.2016
Emergencies – Ecuador two months later
It's been about two months since Ecuador was hit by a disastrous earthquake....
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