Save the date – Mariapolis GB 2025
A unique gathering where people of all ages and backgrounds come together to experience community, unity, and joy. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details about this event.
[more]November 2024 Word of Life
They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on (Mk 12: 44).
[more]Lebanon: doors open to displaced people
Testimonies from the Mariapolis Centre ‘La Sorgente’ in Ain Aar, 20 kilometres north of Beirut where people fleeing the bombs that are devastating the South of the country, knocked on the doors and found them wide open.
[more]International Link-up: 28th September
The international Link-up of the Focolare Movement. Watch the whole streaming again (Saturday 28th September 2024). Genfest 2024 in Brazil.
[more]The Peace Pole
‘Peace in our hearts, Peace in our homes, Peace in the community, Peace in our country, Peace between nations, Peace in the world.’ Uli Yeomans reports on a recent event she attended in Lancashire.
[more]The network of local Genfest
Images, impressions and testimonies of some of the 44 Genfest held in different countries around the world. First part: Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Egypt, Jordan. Second part: Slovakia and Korea.
Genfest 2024 in Brazil: images and testimonies
Genfest 2024, an international event promoted by the young people of the Focolare Movement, took place in Brazil in July and was attended by over 4,000 young people. Phase 1. Phases 2 and 3.
The basis of universal fraternity
In this short excerpt, Chiara, in answering a question on the relationship with other religions, reveals the secret to building true universal fraternity: seeking what unites us in diversity.
One Human Family: interreligious fraternity for peace
The international interreligious conference “One Human Family”, promoted by the Focolare Movement, has just concluded with a pilgrimage of fraternity to Assisi.
October 2024 Word of Life
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all (Mk 10: 43-44).
[more]Peace Walk in WGC
Ban-Kee-Moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations, once said: Peace is precious. It must be nurtured, maintained, defended!
[more]“Taste my tears”
Marina Pracchia was instrumental in bringing the Focolare Movement to life in Britain in the 1960’s. She then had remarkable experiences in Korea, Pakistan and India, returning to Britain about ten years ago. She shares something of her story in this interview with Lesley Ellison.
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