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20.06.2023

Women and Food Security

Analysis and good practices emerged on an international scale at a seminar organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Pontifical Gregorian University, together with the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to FAO, IFAD and WFP, and the...

16.06.2023

SPARKS (the podcast): stories of the changemakers among us

Today, the first episode of the new podcast, produced by the United World Project, has been published. The podcast tells stories of changemakers that have decided to start a new business, inspired by a spark that pushed them to act...

13.06.2023

Castro, the economy, the sanctity and the value of forgiveness

Castro Chacussanga’s journey of self discovery, through pain and forgiveness. A journey narrated during the opening event of the United World Week in the citadel of Loppiano. “I would like to tell you about a story of a boy born...

09.06.2023

Cameroon: sharing with displaced people

By Nkemajen Regina Mangoh Since 2016, Cameroon has been facing a sociopolitical crisis in the English-speaking part of the country. One of the consequences of this crisis has been the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Cameroonians from their...

06.06.2023

Myself and the other

Two very different stories but the same journey towards love of the other. One, a TV drama series – ‘A Small Light’ ; the other a documentary – Wild Life: a love story. The first, captures the nightmare of WWII...

02.06.2023

Caring for the Italian beaches: the experiences of the youngest

Summer in the Mediterranean region is beginning and with this also the increasing time passed at the beach. In Italy, many are the initiatives put into action by many volunteers to clean the beaches after the winter sea storms, in...

30.05.2023

Fresh pasta; hosts for Mass and 3 young Africans

By Amanda Cima The official opening of SAM pasta factory recently took place at Mangone, in the province of Cosenza, a small enterprise in the making, insired by the project ‘More than just a welcome’. On Saturday, 22nd April, three...

26.05.2023

United World Week Special | Dumaguete: Repopulating the sea beds

In Dumaguete in the Philippines, Ivan and his community take care of the marine environment by planting mangroves and restoring the habitats adequate for the proliferation of coral reefs, because he says: “Being one of the poorest countries in Asia,...

12.05.2023

Together for a New Africa in Burundi

Mimmi Bigirimana recounts her experience in the fight against plastic pollution. Elected “plastic zero” ambassador, she and her association turn plastic into ecological sheets and plant trees in Rusizi National Park....

30.04.2023

United World Week 2023: #DARETOCARE – Dare to take care of people and planet

The 28th United World Week will take place from 1st-7th May 2023. It is a worldwide extravaganza of actions and initiatives to promote fraternity, unity and peace between people and peoples, organized by the communities of the Focolare Movement across the globe....

28.04.2023

Fragility and greatness: Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

A conversation, profound and enlightening, with Monsignor Follo and Fr Francois Marie Lethel on the importance and modernity of the French saint, celebrated by UNESCO in 2022-2023. It is a hundred years since the beatification of Therese of Lisieux by...

25.04.2023

UNITED WORLD WEEK 2023… ARE YOU READY?

“A proposal for everyone, young people world wide national and international institutions, public or private: UNITED WORLD WEEK. Our aim? To value initiatives that promote unity… at every level”. Young people for a United World, Genfest 1995, Roma ‌ ‌...

20.04.2023

53rd United Nations World Earth Day

Italy celebrates Earth Day with the Village for the Earth and the Multimedia Marathon #OnePeopleOnePlanet live on RaiPlay and deferred on vaticannews.va Over 600 events amongst which educational workshops, sport activities, concerts, street art, talk shows and dozens of activities...

14.04.2023

Love and time

Two very different films, one Chinese, the other Italian, remind us that true love has the power to overcome the most difficult circumstances, but love will fade, and eventually be extinguished, if we we do not take the time to...

11.04.2023

#EoF: Building new economic paradigms starting from school is possible

It is everyone’s duty to realize a more human, fraternal and sustainable economy, but to teach and promote it right from school is an educational challenge. Thus, an educational proposal for the teachers and educators is born: EoF in class....

07.04.2023

Syria: Amidst the tragedy, young people are committed to life

By Youmna Bouzamel The earthquake that struck Syria on February 6 has taken its toll on its youth, in a country already weakened by twelve years of war and socio-economic hardships. Despite fear, destruction, and adverse conditions, young Syrians show...

04.04.2023

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development to Co-Sponsor the 2023 Run4Unity

Through the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, the Vatican backs a global, youth-led sports and tree-planting event, led by the young people of the Focolare Movement and spanning time zones, countries and cultures to build peace and green the planet. On...

04.04.2023

Ukraine emergency – A year of war

Since the outbreak of the war, Mira Milavec, a focolarina has been working with Caritas Spes in Ukraine, in collaboration with the Focolare Emergency Fund, to co-ordinate the distribution of humanitarian aid; we recently interviewed her, one year on from...

28.03.2023

Act now to ensure a liveable future for everyone

Solutions to reduce greenhouses gas and adapt to changes in our climate, caused by human activity, are already within our grasp. This is the conclusion of the latest report by scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on...

22.03.2023

Marine protected areas in international waters

SOURCE: CITTÀ NUOVA – By Pasquale Pellegrini The historical ONU agreement on the oceans is one step ahead for humanity and for the safeguarding of the environment. This is good news, but it could result in even better news if...