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Margaret Karram and Gen Verde present at Genfest 2024

Focolare Movement President, Margaret Karram, confirms her presence at Genfest 2024 and Gen Verde is the main musical attraction at this large youth festival. With its music rich in accents and multicultural tones, the international group Gen Verde will take...

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‘Sound of Freedom’ – Not turning the back on evil

Inspired by a true story, the film “Sound of freedom” draws us into the tragic reality of child sex trafficking, sending a powerful message not to ignore the suffering of others, especially the vulnerable and defenceless. Tim makes the choice...

“Fragile as everyone, happy as a few”

“Fragile as everyone, happy as a few” is the title of Sr. Antonella Piccirilli’s book that she wrote to help us discover an unpublished Thérèse of Lisieux. It is a happy journey through our wounds, our inner voids, and our...

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Perfect Days: days full of richness in Harayama’s life

Poetry in the ordinary; happiness despite harshness; harmony in acceptance; freedom in humility; moving forwards despite seeming to be going nowhere. There is all this, and much more, in the character of Harayama, the protagonist of this new, insightful film...

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The official logo of the Genfest 2024

By Cibele Lana- Focolares Brasil Editorial Team Truly inspired by fraternity, the official logo of the Focolare Movement youth event, to be held in Brazil next July, has been published. Luana Gravina, a young Italian is the creator of the...

Love that saves in the film “Fallen Leaves”

The theme of saving love surrounds director Aki Kaurismaki last film: “Fallen Leaves”, awarded at Cannes and now in the cinema. A dry and poetic film, delicate and yet able to strongly shout of the importance of love as an...

When dance rhymes with unity and fraternity | Part 2

Meeting with Antonella Lombardo, founder of ADW (Academic Dance Workshop) of DanceLabArmonia and of the Armonia for Peace march. Tireless user of art to build fraternity, unity and peace. Read the first part HERE. Antonella Lombardo started studying dance since...

When dance rhymes with unity and fraternity | Part 1

Meeting with Antonella Lombardo, founder of ADW (Academic Dance Workshop) of DanceLabArmonia and of the Armonia for Peace march. Tireless user of art to build fraternity, unity and peace. Antonella Lombardo started studying dance since she was a child. She...

Together to care: Genfest 2024 in Aparecida

By Cibele Lana- editorial team of Brazil Focolare We are just over five months away from Genfest 2024, which in Aparecida, Brazil, will bring together thousands of young people from all over the world on the theme of care and...

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International Day of Human Fraternity 2024

The International Day of Human Fraternity, established by the United Nations in 2020, is celebrated worldwide on 4 February. On February 4, 2019, Pope Francis and the Great Imam Al – Azhar, Ahmed Al – Tayyeb, signed at Abu Dhabi...

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Playing for peace in Syria

Written by the Azione per un Mondo Unito (AMU) editorial team Another story of solidarity from Syria where the war lives on, less intensively than before, but silently present in everyone’s lives. Years of suffering cannot be erased, but thanks to acts...

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International Education Day | Global Teacher Prize

We celebrate International Education Day (24 January) with the story of an extraordinary and ‘visionary’ woman and teacher: Sister Zeph, Pakistani teacher and winner of the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2023. The Global Teacher Prize aims to highlight the important...

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In Syria, Tammam can hope again

Written by the Azione per un Mondo Unito (AMU) editorial team The new war in the Middle East, mainly affecting the Gaza Strip, aggravates the tension also in the areas in its vicinity, where the war has caused suffering to...

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Hope and the rebirth of a community in a remote corner of England

‘The Old Oak’, the latest film by director Ken Loach, simple yet powerful, raises many profound issues: work, migrants, the importance of encounter, mutual exchange and coming together to form a strong community. Presented at the Cannes Film. Out of...

Threads of hope: fashion show and solidarity

A thread that unites all the peoples of the world. Anna Moccia, a journalist on a mission, tells us about the sewing workshop for unemployed women and refugees who made garments from missions around the world. You need to accept...

Understanding migration: stories from the Balkans route

By Ana Clara Giovani Last December 7th, the webinar “Balkan route: the situation of migration flows in Bosnia” gathered people from diverse organizations to immerse themselves in a profound exploration of migration challenges. This collaborative initiative brought together participants eager to...

Peace, social justice, caring for creation: the challenges of COP28

It is two months since the outbreak of war in the Middle East and almost two years since the start of the war in Ukraine, not counting all the other conflicts throughout the world, which so often go unnoticed. Whilst...

“Cento domeniche” (A Hundred Sundays) – A story of work, money, and ethics… the latest film by Antonio Albanese

“Cento domeniche”, released in Italian cinema on 23rd November, is a sad and moving portrayal of the duty of responsibility towards ordinary citizens held by those with power. It tells the story of a humble, honest worker, who places his...

The power of kindness amongst the youth of the “Kamiti” juvenile prison

Stephen, representing the Gen and Youth for a United World of Kenya’s Focolares, narrates the amazing adventure of solidarity and kindness, born at the Kamiti Youth Correctional Center of Nairobi. Nairobi, Kenya. It is a Saturday in the month of...

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Peace as the only option, international Mppu appeal

15 NOVEMBER 2023 BY Maria Bencivenni, Spirito Oderda The roots, method and purpose of the appeal promoted on a global scale by the political Movement for unity, together with a trace for reflection, affirm: “No more war in the world,...

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