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The Quest for Peaceful Interfaith Co-existence” was the title of an international conference held in the Pakistan capital. It was sponsored by the Universal Nexus for Interfaith Trust & Engagement (UNITE). Christina Lee, a Korean focolarina, was one of the...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Six experts from New Humanity attend a high-level meeting of the United Nation General Assembly, December 15-16. Some of the topics that were discussed included: fighting terrorism, protecting human rights, empowering women. Taking stock 10 years from the World Summit...

Interview with Antonio Diana, a business owner from Caserta, Italy, on the recent international “Environment and Rights” meeting promoted by the Focolare. Doing business today is no easy “business.” Especially in Caserta, a region of southern Italy known as the...

Responding to violence with gestures of peace, following the dramatic events in Beirut and Paris. A leaven that unites the Focolare communities spread throughout the world. Peace is an art that learnt together. Here are a few flashes. “Here in...

Nightfall in Paris has brought the promise of a new dawn in the bid to arrest global warming. One hundred and ninety five countries have agreed a landmark deal on climate change. “I now invite the COP (conference of the...

The Pukat Kaj initiative focused on theme of love (in action), peace and harmony. It was attended by hundreds of professionals, artists and faithful. The proceeds go to charity projects for the diocese of Agats-Asmat (Papua), focused on the education...

A school instituted out of love for the most deprived children of Ho Chi Minh City. The visit of Laura Mattarella, daughter of the President of the Italian Republic. It was not at all easy to delineate a social project...