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26.05.2015

Economy of Communion: a path for Africa?

The first international and pan-African EoC school is underway: involving the dynamism of a young population with high aspirations and dreams amid the great challenges facing the continent. «We are a new generation that wants to take the helm of...

23.05.2015

Assistance to the children and families of the slums of Mumbai

Udisha is a Sanskrit word which indicates the “first rays of the sun” and symbolizes the hope we want to give to the children of our project (see the PPT). Mumbai, called Bombay till a few years ago, is a...

21.05.2015

Jordan – WFP pilots supplementary School Feeding in Madaba, thanks to Canadian support

Providing school meals, improving health and nutritional awareness The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Royal Health Awareness Society and the Ministry of Education, has started a pilot project to provide school meals to around 2,300...

19.05.2015

Living Peace 2015: Words and Images from Cairo

1300 students and professors of Egyptian schools and universities witness their commitment to peace “The Peace Forum was a unique experience. I enjoyed every moment of the programme. Such a meeting (. . .) makes one hope that better days...

16.05.2015

United World Week and Run4Unity 2015

A ten-day worldwide initiative aims at creating awareness about the daily effort to build peace. Some flash from the Holy Land, Syria, Congo, Argentina, Hong Kong, Macau, Germany, Slovakia and Portugal. Focolare Youth and children and their many friends. Signs...

14.05.2015

Stop wasting food, Sustainable agriculture, Food for all

Eradicate hunger and malnutrition. Halt the rise in obesity by promoting a culture of prevention. Expo Milano 2015 is the Universal Exhibition that Milan, Italy, will host from May 1 to October 31, 2015. Over this six-month period, Milan will...

12.05.2015

A day of friendship between Copts and Catholics

May 10th marks the anniversary of the encounter between the Bishop of Rome and the head of the Coptic Church, the largest Christian church in Egypt. Traveling the path towards visible unity. Some comments from Sherin, focolarina from the Coptic...

09.05.2015

Baltimore, the day after

Protests explode after the death of the 25-year-old Afro-American Freddie Gray while he was under arrest. The commitment of the Focolare community, together with other groups to pacify the city. “The events that came about have stirred up the support...

07.05.2015

Mediterranean: Urgent political action needed

An appeal has been launched by the "Movement for Politics & Policies for Unity" in the face of the humanitarian disaster taking place in the Mediterranean. The document points out the contradictions and shortcomings found within the 10-point plan elaborated...

05.05.2015

Time-out for peace

Facing the absurds of war around the planet, we say stop! An appointment at noon of each day with a prayer or a moment of silence for peace. Sometimes we are overwhelmed by news of wars and terrorism, we feel...

02.05.2015

Inside the pains of Mumbai

The workshop of the Youth for a United World moves into the social projects of the Focolare Movement and of other organizations working to answer the needs of the territory. Interreligious dialogue is the note of the day The day...

01.05.2015

The flavour of dialogue

Young people have dinner in the families of Coimbatore, between the shacks and in living conditions not always easy: worlds come together here to build real bridges of understanding and solidarity. A lot of literacy projects and assistance to sick...

30.04.2015

In India searching for fraternity

The third international workshop of the Youth for a United World of the Focolare Movement has been launched in Mumbai, at the United World Week 2015. We share the suspension of Nepalis young people attended the meeting, which saw on...

28.04.2015

UN Debate. An extremism in dialogue

High-Level Thematic Debate on Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation, promoted by top members of the United Nations, gained momentum during a panel discussion, moderated by BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan: the role of religions in today’s world What are the religions in...

25.04.2015

A new step against sexual violence in Northeast India

An exemplary measure in a country where acts of sexual violence are unfortunately common An ethnic armed group from Manipur, Northeast India, the Kuki National Organization (KNO), affirmed its policy to strictly prohibit and punish any act of sexual violence...

23.04.2015

Maria Voce at the United Nations: Inventing Peace

The speech by the Focolare Movement’s president, Maria Voce at the High-Level Thematic Debate on “Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation” To risk your own life so as to relieve the suffering of the poor. This was Maria Voce’s invitation as she...

21.04.2015

The Mediterranean must become a humanitarian channel

Denying the fundamental right of seeking assistance is tantamount to denying democracy and dignity of the person “The Mediterranean must become a humanitarian channel”, said to MISNA Monsignor Giancarlo Perego, director of the Migrantes Foundation, after a migrant boat capsized...

18.04.2015

Kenya: The suffering of a people

A live recount of the tragedy in Garissa, Kenya. Sharing pain, bringing relief to relatives of murdered students. Solidarity born of tragedy. ”The slaughter in Garissa took place on Good Friday. I went to the morgue where they were taking...

16.04.2015

A B&B open to migrants

In Florence (Italy) a “Bed and Breakfast” accommodations project. One of the many initiatives launched by the worldwide New Families of the Focolare, to help those in need. Cesar, an 18-year old from Ghana, was saved just when he was...

14.04.2015

Ministers meet in Berlin to try and preserve Ukraine’s fragile truce

An appeal to respect the cease-fire seems to be the only way Foreign ministers from France, Ukraine, Germany and Russia have met in Berlin to try and preserve a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. The Minsk peace deal was not...