Workshop

Carmen, a volunteer worker at the jailhouse in the eastern region of the Caribbean Island, recounts her meeting with the «poorest among the poor.» The power of the Word. “Since 1994 I have worked in the Pastoral Jail of the...

The first anniversary of the ISIS invasion of the Nineveh Plains, the Catholic Church promotes a series of prayer vigils in Fheis. A moment of relief amidst tragedy. On August 7, 2015, the Catholic Church in Jordan held a prayer...

Italy has finally promulgated a law dedicated to autism, inserting it among the essential levels of assistance for treatment. Federico De Rosa is autistic. At the age of eight he learned to write with the computer. His story talks about...

One teacher’s way to reconciliation in troubled Baltimore I have been in a Baltimore City Public School for the past 10 years teaching students with special needs. Many come from poverty and drug-stricken areas. The majority of the children are...

The Island will soon welcome the first Latin American Pope. The expectation of the people, State-Church relations and the thawing in Cuban-USA relations. Message from the bishops and the Focolare’s contribution. There is much expectation on the island for the...

They wanted to massacre everyone and burn the place to the ground. But after listening and being heard something changed. Geneva, Switzerland, Rue de Montbrillant, n. 3. Like every other Friday I go to Jardin de Montbrillant, a welcome centre...

Experience of Pietro, Chiara and Matteo about political commitment and active citizenship Good morning to everyone,, We are Pietro, Chiara e Matteo, three students representing the school of participation in Turin, Italy. Together ith twenty other boys aged between twenty and...

In the rural villages of North-Eastern Nigeria, the drought is creating huge problems for the population. From Onitsha (a 24-hour journey away), some youths and adults of the Focolare went to visit to share the situation and bring some material...