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Filipino Church housing project for Typhoon Yolanda victims nearing completion

Fr Gariguez, executive secretary of CBCP-NASSA, said that 80 per cent of the work is done. The rest will be ready by the end of March. In all, 3,753 houses will be built. In addition to a roof, the Church...

Zlatan Ibrahimović: 50 names tattooed on his body for World Food Programme

"There are names no one cares to remember, that no one cheers for: the 805 million people suffering from hunger in the world today" He may be one of the biggest names in world football, but it was the names...

A group of boys displaced by violence in South Sudan, playing in a UNICEF-supported child friendly space.

UN-backed report urges greater violence-prevention efforts for Africa’s children

Freedom from violence remains critical to achieving a sustainable future in which every child can grow up healthy, resilient, well-educated, culturally sensitive and effectively protected. African girls and boys continue to be subjected to distressing levels of physical, sexual and...

Ukraine: The only just word is peace

As the world watches the tragic events that are unfolding in Ukraine, the Pope invokes peace. The small Focolare community joins with other Christians to “protest” with their prayers. During the General Audience of February 4, 2015 Pope Francis stated:...

A sign of light against human trafficking

The first International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking celebrated on February 8, 2015 was strongly supported by Pope Francis, and was promoted by the varied world of Religious congregations and institutes with the patronage of two major...

Human trafficking in Sri Lanka, a heinous crime that undermines families and society

Many Sri Lankans seek work and easy money in the Gulf, the Middle East, Malaysia and Singapore. However, the poorly educated and the unskilled have become the victims of human trafficking, including prostitution and forced labour. A Sister of the...

Nigeria, a journey among the refugees of Yola

A harsh guerrilla group has been terrorizing some areas of Nigeria for some time now. The States of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe are those most affected by the attacks and for more than a year have been living in a...

Congo: 152 former child soldiers reunited with families

147 boys and five girls are back home Families living in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale are reunited with their children after months or even years apart. The 147 boys and five girls all belonged...

Gandhi, King, Gyatso Season for Nonviolence – January 30 – April 4

2015 Theme: Inspiration, Education & Action The annualToggle Season for Nonviolence is now in its 18th year. Spiritually guided citizen leaders in 900 cities in 67 countries have participated since the campaign began in 1998, co-founded by Dr. Arun Gandhi...

UWP: What’s happened in the last three years? What will happen in the 2015?

What’s happened in the last three years? What will happen in the 2015? Here’s to you a preview of the some projects that will start within the #unitedworldproject What do you think about them? Share it with your friends to...

Our Africa” in Taiwan: Solidarity with the Ebola outbreak victims

A brief experience recounted by a group of young people in Taipei. “Here in Taiwan there has not been much news about the Ebola outbreak, apart from when there seemed to be some danger that it might spread outside of...

After Charlie Hebdo, France and the West have to implement a “positive secularism”

Freedom of expression is not an end in itself. Opposite extremes of violent fundamentalism and absolute freedom must give way to the "will to live together". The West is becoming a multi-religious society. As in the case of the Holocaust,...

Dear “Daddy” in Seat 16C … The One Who Played the “Bad Guy” Next to My Little Girl With Special Needs

Shanell’s daughter Kate has autism. On the way home from a trip to Disney, she sat by a stranger on the plane. What happened on that trip is documented in this heart-melting thank-you letter. This post originally appeared on Go Team...

Chiara Lubich: opening of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization

On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Bishop Raffaello Martinelli will preside at the opening of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the foundress of the Focolare Movement, at the Cathedral of Frascati, Italy. The opening of the Cause was joyfully...

India – Piggy Bank: the more you give, the more you get

An initiative created by kids living in the slums of Mumbai and by the friends of Shanti Ashram of Coimbatore also known as Kovai, with the support of the Udisha Project. Together with Shanti Ashram, a Hindu movement inspired by...

Archbishop of Jos calls on world not to forget those who suffer, urges action to stop Boko Haram

Mgr Ignatius Kaigama talks about the suffering of a country hit by Islamist violence. For the prelate, what is going on "is not a clash between Christians and Muslims", but the result of an increasingly powerful group that is willing...

Haiti, always in our hearts

Five years ago a catastrophic earthquake struck the Caribbean Island. Commitments for various types of aid actions were set in motion to help the Haitian population. It was a tragedy «that caused death, destruction and also desperation» and where «a...

USA – New child care law to force states failing Save the Children’s disaster report card to require emergency plans

Nearly a decade after Hurricane Katrina, federal action means 19 lagging states will finally require plans at all child care centers Fairfield, Connecticut, USA - Nearly a decade after Hurricane Katrina showed the nation how vulnerable children are to disaster,...

#NotInMyName: Muslims around the world condemn Charlie Hebdo attack

Muslims in France and around the world banded together on Wednesday to strongly condemn the deadliest terror attack the country has seen in the past two decades. Three masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a notorious satirical...

Tikkun ‘Olam, joint contributions by Jews and Christians

"The Christian-Jewish dialogue, prospects of re-encounter between two faiths": a courageous title that drew Jews and Christians from various parts of the world for three days, in late November, to live together an experience of growth. “It was not a...

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