22.07.2024
(EN) From GENFEST 2018 to GENFEST 2024: pathways for a United World
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16.07.2024
Steps for Peace – The International EoF Campaign
From May to September 2024, collect 8 million steps for peace. On more occasions, Pope Francis has invited all to take concrete steps towards peace. And the youth of the Economy of Francesco have taken this invitation seriously. Taking as...
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11.07.2024
Look within the other person: the lessson behind ‘Inside Out’
An analysis of the animated film ‘Inside Out’ from the point of few of “human relations”. The second (and successful) chapter of the film is in cinemas now. The original film captured the first stage of the journey, as it...
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06.07.2024
Bella Vela Cooperative, towards a circular economy
By Red EcoOne (Cono Sud) “The greatest strength of our cooperative is the team of people that we have built, trying to “be a family” and relying on the principles of cooperativism,” say the members of Bella Vela, an Uruguayan...
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01.07.2024
Editorial – Genfest | Newsletter 4-2024
The fact that the Genfest—to which we dedicate this newsletter—is a feast can be guessed from the name. To understand how this may be, first for the youth, we must translate the three alphabets of “Gen” with “New Generation.” It...
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01.07.2024
“So this is life!”: my Genfest, 50 years ago!
Valerio Gentile, who was there at the first Genfests, tells us his story… Imagine a group of youth that roams around half of northern Italy between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, armed with guitars,...
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28.06.2024
A trunk and its branches: the Genfests worldwide
A short journey through the local Genfests, scattered worldwide. We have chosen four of them, which will be held at the same time as the one in Brazil at Aparecida. These are the ones in Hungary, the Middle East, Italy,...
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25.06.2024
Genfest – phase two: a packed programme and live streaming in 120 countries
By Cibele Lana- Focolares Brasil Editorial team Music, theatre, dance and testimonies are just a few of the highlights of the Genfest Central Event, which takes place at Aparecida (San Paolo). The countdown has begun of one of the most...
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18.06.2024
Youth engagement shines at interreligious conference
By Flavia Cecchini & Ana Clara Giovani From May 29th to June 2nd, the interreligious congress “One Human Family” was held at Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Dedicated to fostering dialogue, the event brought together people of various generations, cultures, and religions,...
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14.06.2024
Smiles and poetry, Roberto Benigni
The story of the meeting held in Rome for World’s Children’s Day amongst Pope Francis, Roberto Benigni, and thousands of children gathered in St. Peter’s Square. A charm of words and healthy advice for the children as well as the...
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11.06.2024
We are all coral!
World Ocean Day, held recently on 8th June, offered an opportunity to reflect, not only upon the beauty of oceans, brought to us by film and TV, but just how precious and fragile they are. Taking the example of coral,...
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07.06.2024
The fight against plastic
By María Florencia Decarlini (Uruguay)* What exactly is plastic? Where is it found, how is it produced, and where does it end up? It is essential to know about the cycle of plastic to understand the entity of a serious...
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04.06.2024
“Nu munn onest” – Story on a song for legality
On the 23rd of May 2024 in a school on the outskirts of Ponticelli, Naples a piece entitled “Nu munn onest” (An honest world) was presented. The song is the conclusion of a vaster project on the theme and values...
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29.05.2024 United World Week
‘Knowing in order to communicate’. Interview with Roberta Formisano
Interview with Roberta Formisano, an Italian TV production assistant at Tv2000, the Italian bishops’ conference broadcaster, graduated in Sociology of Communication. A young woman with a passion for communication that began at a young age. ‘Already at the age of...
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25.05.2024
Science and peace: a necessary dream
A thought on the delicate role of science in the construction of the common good, of peace and unity worldwide (not in the division that generates violence), through a series and two films. This year marks 150 years since the...
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17.05.2024
‘And the Party goes on’ by Robert Guédiguian, when politics and love come together to serve the common good
A story of strong social commitment and intimacy, beautifully portrayed, restores the hope that it is still possible to strive for a better world, even in the face of today’s overwhelming challenges. Once again, his beloved city, Marseille, is the...
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13.05.2024
May 1st at Loppiano 2024: the realism of young peace operators
PRESS RELEASE – LOPPIANO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Hundreds of young people gathered in Loppiano (Figline and Incisa Valdarno – FI) on May 1st to discover the paths, faces, stories, and initiatives of those who work daily to spread the culture of...
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10.05.2024 United World Week
Triggering change: United World Week 2024
United World Week was held from 1 to 7 May, a global workshop and expo of initiatives to restore peace and fraternity between people and peoples. From 1 to 7 May the United World Week (UWW) was held, this year...
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29.04.2024
Art and dance to build peace
Can art be capable of re-establishing borders in people’s hearts? For twenty years, a campus in Montecatini, Tuscany, Italy, has been making the hearts, minds and bodies of Palestinians and Israelis dance in an embrace that goes beyond the unfortunate...
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22.04.2024
A love letter to our planet
Dearest Planet, We could tell you ‘We are sorry’, but we would much rather say ‘I love you’. Because love, more than anything else, means that we care and that our feelings are real and deep. We know that when...
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