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The former Communist country, which was once declared the world's first "atheist state", was an example to the the world, said the pontiff. Follow a part of the pope's speech: pills to build fraternity. In his first trip to a...

Organizers Say They Want to Raise Awareness Ahead of U.N. Summit New York— Demonstrators are making their way through Manhattan's streets as part of a series of global marches over climate change. Thousands filled the streets Sunday near Columbus Circle...

Ninth edition of the festival "Harmony between peoples" in the province of Pistoia. Among the events planned a inter-religious and intercultural march and  a meeting with the mayor of Bethlehem Vera Baboun. Armony can be a cardinal principle of dance, but...

19 coordinators of Butterflies, a women's rights network which also has 100 core volunteers. They put their lives on the line to assist forcibly displaced women and those who have been subject to sexual or physical violence. Geneva – The...

In the summer of 2009 three students, when their university lecturers in Nigeria went on strike, realized the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, helping over 35,000 people find jobs within the last two years. Three students had time on...

Together with six other non-governmental organizations, the Catholic section of Chittagong has planted trees for 16 miles on a provincial road frequently used by tourists. This can help avoid landslides during the rainy season and the environment. The thanks of...

The Juniper Forest of Ziarat in Balochistan, which is believed to be the second largest of its kind in the world, has been declared as Biosphere Reserve. The International Coordinating Council of Man and Biosphere (ICCMAB) Programme of United Nations...

Argentine restaurant employing disabled people leads by example For fifteen years a small, successful enterprise in Buenos Aires has been selling hotdogs, hamburgers and pizzas. It's a restaurant like many others, but with one significant difference. Most of the people...

Observatory to meet society's ‘real demands’, minist Italy's education ministry on Tuesday launched a national observatory for the integration of foreign students and interculturalism in the country's schools. The observatory is mandated to "identify ways of bringing policies for school integration into...

Poland +3.2%, Czech Republic +2.6% (ANSA) - The Eurozone deals with zero growth, Italy sees again the recession and even Germany's economy is contracting, but the economies of Eastern Europe continue reach growth. Poland has recorded a GDP growth of...

Russia and Ukraine "reach ceasefire" in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko announces Moscow's and Kiev's positions on how to end the crisis in eastern Ukraine are "very close," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. A permanent ceasefire deal brokered...

Through soccer, youth in South Africa come closer to one another. Like many others from my generation, after graduation I was working part-time while struggling to find meaningful, career-focused work, when I stumbled across an internship opportunity with the Football...

Two associations for social development that have been operating in Africa for many years. Testimonies from some of the protagonists,  personal and collective stories supported by a strong spirit of brotherhood. The Focolare’s United World Project (AMU) and its partner...

A day to remember: the 23th of august the Baltic states marked 25 years since two million people joined hands in a landmark human chain linking up their capitals to demand freedom from the Soviet Union. All three Baltic prime...

Japanese government 'ready to respond to urgent cases' with experimental vaccine, as British Ebola patient arrives back in UK from Sierra Leone Tokyo stands ready to offer an experimental drug developed by a Japanese   company to help stem the global...

As many as 10,000 crowd St. Peter's Square to hear Francis. Vatican City, August 27 - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised an elderly woman he said refused to gossip because "she recognized the image of God in one another". Such...

She is the first woman in history to be awarded mathematics’ highest honour Maryam Mirzakhani, professor of mathematics at Stanford University, became the first woman in history to be awarded mathematics’ highest honour, the Fields Medal. Winning the Fields Medal...

“Color Run” is the race that promotes in 30 countries the well-being and happiness. “Color run” from Malaysia it’ll be arriving September 6 in Italy.It’s a 5 Km of non-competitive race to bring the message of health and wellness. The...

Artists and writers to discuss migration, Euro-Med democracy (ANSAmed) - The Sabir Festival of Mediterranean cultures will seek to promote the idea of Lampedusa as the door to Europe, and not only a symbol of the tragedy of migrants fleeing...

A video to comunicate the personal commitment to building peace. A young people realized this video for "Dialogue to unlock" the appeal for peace of young people of Focolare Moviment. "I thought that it is impossible to stop a war...