05.01.2021
Acts of fraternity – Part 3
We go to The United States, Pakistan and The Philippines to see and listen to some “small” actions of different people who take care of those close to them....
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01.01.2021
The culture of care as a pathway to peace
By Daniela Ropelato[1] A commentary on Pope Francis’ message for the 54th World Day of Peace, which is celebrated every year on 1st January. I was not surprised to find the theme of care in the press releases of Pope...
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01.12.2020
The children of the Tagpuro shelter
Maria Liza is the chief prosecutor of Tacloban, Philippines, the city that in 2013 was severely affected by one of the most devastating storms in history, typhoon Haiyan. It is here that she and her lawyer colleagues, in cooperation with...
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10.11.2020
A school the size of a city
The educational experience of a high school in Prato, Tuscany, where students are involved in activities of “care” to heal the wounds of the city. Her father defined her as a ‘non-profit entrepreneur’, and this definition suits her perfectly. In...
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16.10.2020
Building roads to build community
For this #DareToCare story we go to the Central American country of El Salvador, where huge socio-economic disparities are reflected in the abandonment of urban and rural villages. But even where everything seems to be disappearing, something is beginning to...
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Acts of fraternity – Part 2
We go to Australia, Brazil, Germany, the United States and Vietnam, to see and listen to some “small” actions of different people who take care of those close to them....
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Acts of fraternity – Part 1
We go to Australia, Brazil, Germany, the United States and Vietnam, to see and listen to some “small” actions of different people who take care of those close to them....
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30.09.2020
¡Encontrá Manos!, or “Find the hands”
We interviewed Melina, Ismael and Gaspar, volunteers of the “Encontrá Manos” project that tries to generate spaces of help in Argentina to transform the realities of the communities they encounter. “We do not have the solutions to the world’s problems...
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25.09.2020
Cameroon, not just masks
Our focus is on Cameroon, where the population is going through a dramatic economic and social situation, aggravated by the pandemic, but where there is no lack of strong “social friendship” initiatives. You can get the “Longing for Africa” sickness...
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08.09.2020
“Loppiano Cares”: a city that dares to care
The people of Loppiano, the Italian citadel of the Focolare Movement, near Florence, started a new production line during lockdown. Specialising in the production of face masks for the time being, it puts the well-being of the person at its...
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