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Cameroon: MABS & Smalls Kitchen – the heart, mind and spirit in the enterprise

By Mabih Nji Mabih Nji is a young Cameroonian entrepreneur from The Economy of Francesco who has chosen the EoC model for her company. Here is her story, told in the first person. Mabs & Smalls kitchen is a mini enterprise...

From murals to hospitality, the Lecce revolution

“Beauty will save the world.” It seems quite fitting to cite these words of Dostoevsky when describing the rebirth that has taken place in the Stadio (Stadium) neighborhood of southern Italy. You know how they say that appearances also matter?...

Sistema B, a new business model for the world

Sistema B: a global movement that aims to create an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economic system for all people and the Planet. From October 9 to 12, the second congress on “Co-governance” was held in Brazil, entitled “Co-governance as a...

The Farm of Francesco, a change that rises from the earth

On World Food Day, which will be celebrated on October 16, we present the story of Virginia Solis, a young Argentinian entrepreneur. She and other friends have recently launched a company that revolutionizes the system of agricultural production and the...

Bangui, Central Africa: a school that will change the future of its students

On the outskirts of the capital of the Central African Republic there is a school that was founded by members of the Focolare Movement. Today it welcomes more than 500 children, many of whom have missed out on many years...

“We have to take our prayers and turn them into actions”

We met John Mundell, director of Mundell & Associates, an environmental consulting firm in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He has devoted his life to the environment and ecological conversion. John Mundell is an Environmental Engineer who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA,...

Co-governance: We all build the city

A second International Congress on Co-governance will be held on October 9 – 12, titled “Co-governance as a process of building fraternity in politics, starting with the cities”. Co-governing Have you ever thought about governing a city, of being a...

Good World Citizen, good citizens for the common good

A non-profit organization was born in Florence that wants to bring people, citizens to cooperate to achieve a better world, “one good idea at a time”. We talk about it with the president, Haifa Alsakkaf. I notice that on the...

The Economy of Francesco 2021: the event

Appointment on October 2. Meetings in the local HUBs and the international online event. The global event The Economy of Francesco 2021, this coming October 2, is drawing near. In view of the meeting with Pope Francis in Assisi in the...

What plants, the economy and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference have in common

If you don’t happen to be the owner of a flower shop on a street in Glasgow, Scotland, connecting plants with the economy and COP26 doesn’t seem to make sense. But be careful, because great ideas are often born from...

VOICES | LEBANON: Can the phoenix be born again?

There are many armed conflicts still going on in the world, countless peoples of the world who are living humanitarian tragedies. Today, Afghanistan is the focus of worldwide media attention but… not so for other countries. Not Yemen or Myanmar,...

Ecuador. What if the mangroves disappeared?

“A habitat destroyed, burned, under attack by refuse and pesticides. That’s what the mongroves are becoming here. We’d like to help our land and our people.” So says 49 year-old Sirangelo, born in Brazil, but now Ecuadorian by adoption. He...

Ozone, the poisonous gas that allows there to be life

The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated on September 16th. But how much do you know about this gas? Why is it so important for life on Earth? We asked Dr. Alcide di Sarra, an...

Missione Belém in Haiti

The earthquake in Haiti and the missionaries of the Belém Mission

In 2010, Haiti suffered one of the country’s biggest disasters. Eleven years later, a new earthquake heightens the crisis in the country that has not yet recovered from past tragedies. The missionaries of the Belém Mission tell us about the...

“I was happy because I was alive”

By Michela Micocci- FARE SISTEMA OLTRE L’ACCOGLIENZA In preparation for the next World Day of Migrants and Refugees we share a beautiful story of redemption, gratitude and trust from Italy’s southwest region of Calabria. Vanity Fair magazine presented the three...

The Paralympic Games: where 15% is the protagonist

How much do we know about the Paralympic Games? Little or a lot, it doesn’t matter: in this article we discover their history, some curiosities, the differences with the Olympic Games and the elements that make them a unique sporting...

It’s time for ecology

On September 1 we celebrate the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which opens the so-called “Season of Creation”, a time of prayer and ecological action that ends on October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi,...

We belong to Mommy Earth

By Maddalena Maltese An interview with Algonquin chief Grand-Father, Dominique Rankin and Grand-Mother Marie-Josée Tardif, devoted to reconciliation with nature and people. The forest is his sanctuary. It is the nave where songs and prayers resound. It is the family...

Consume responsibly to build a united world

Have you ever thought that when you go shopping at the supermarket you are also carrying out a democratic act? Yes, democratic. It’s really a form of economic democracy that rewards and supports the work behind a business. Prepare your...

#AfghanWomenExist – 28/08/2021: EoF global march

The Economy of Francesco cannot remain indifferent to the plight of Afghan women and is launching a global action in which we are all invited to actively participate: here the launch of the campaign. Afghan women and girls are slaves...

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