"When Miriam told us she had a large seven foot Christmas tree which she wished to donate, I immediately started thinking how to make the best use of it." An experience related to the Covid-19 situation that we are living as a nation and globally.
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Christmas greetings by the Chiara Lubich Centre
Christmas greetings by Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Mt 5:4)
In a message to members of the Focolare Movement at a conference on Integral Ecology, Pope Francis says the common good of the human family and the created world demands urgent action against poverty and injustice.
The Faculty of Theology and the Theological Students’ Association has just published their latest edition of Melita Theologica which is dedicated to Pope John Paul II and Chiara Lubich.
Her smile, her joie de vivre, her commitment towards justice and peace are words that come to mind when one recalls Myriam Dessaivre, 26 years old, who lost her life on Sunday, August 9 in Niger.
As the months with Covid-19 continue with one wave after another, I noticed that some people on the streets were not looking happy in spite of the fact that we are not in lockdown like so many other places.
Grateful for the solidarity received and committed together with other various religious communities to help the country rise again and be a messenger of peace.
A film about Chiara and the beginnings of the Focolare Movement will be aired on RAI UNO, the first channel of Italy’s national state broadcaster, in autumn.


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