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A lifeline for mothers and babies in Sierra Leone

Marie Tarawally disembarks slowly from the motorbike taxi, holding baby Yusufu. The two have travelled seven miles along the dusty roads that connect their village, Robuya, to Pate Bana Marank community health centre, in Bombali district, northern Sierra Leone. Marie...

With new ratification, UN protocol on ending modern slavery edges closer to entry into force

With the ratification by Norway, following a similar action by Niger, of the International Labour Organization (ILO) protocol on forced labour, a significant step has been taken towards ending the scourge, as the agency’s binding instruments generally provide that an...

Young People and Peace from Romania to China

Europe, the Far East and a common denominator: the ability of the young to try something new in favour of two burning issues: ecumenism and peace. There is a festive atmosphere in Reșița, Romania, a Municipality located on the border...

Overcome indifference and achieve peace

Margaret Karram, an Arab-Palestinian focolarina comments on Pope Francis’s message for the 2016 World Day of Peace. The message of Pope Francis in this Jubilee Year of Mercy urges us more than ever to live the immense gift of Peace....

Romania, new developments between the Orthodox and Catholics

Bestowing each other with one’s heritage of life and concepts on the Holy Spirit: the objective of the symposium held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Already in 2004, getting to know each other, establishing dialogue and intensifying the spirit of communion were...

2016: And if goods would start circulating?

E se invece di persone in fuga, si muovessero i beni? Non per espansioni commerciali, speculazioni, traffici, conquiste … No.Ma perché sono beni dell’unica famiglia umana. Beni comuni da gestire con la partecipazione di chi abita le terre in cui...

Economy of Comunione in Guatemala: the Company Becomes a Family

The Economy of Communion (EoC) Project lands in Central America, raising curiosity amongst business owners who are searching for values that can humanise work and production. The testimony of one architect....

A million refugees and migrants flee to Europe in 2015

Persecution, conflict and poverty have forced an unprecedented one million people to flee to Europe in 2015, according to estimates by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration, IOM. As of 21 December, some 972,500 had...

Nigeria: educating towards a culture of peace

Helping the youth to develop their awareness in choosing the good? The good practices of the Igbarian “Fraternity” school in Nigeria. Education is one of the most important challenges the Nigerian schooling system has to face, and where at times...

Christmas in Syria

A land of varying dangers. One day it’s calm; and the next day bombs are falling. Young people from the Focolare prepare for Christmas, going from home to home, sharing and bringing hope. “The life of each day varies, because...

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