On 19th January, 2023, the Biennial Report entitled “Communion in action; a lifestyle of sharing” published by the Focolare Movement was presented in Rome. It is an overview of the activities and initiatives promoted by the Movement during the period 2020-2021.
18-25 January 2023
“Learn to do good; seek justice” (Is 1:17). The Word of Life for the this month is taken from the first chapter of the prophet Isaiah. This sentence was chosen for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is celebrated throughout the northern hemisphere from 18 – 25 January.
“Towards a United World” was the title of the “Focolare Open Day” held in Malta on 6 November 2022.[:]
Through a worldwide linkup on 25 December 1986, Chiara Lubich invited the communities of the Focolare Movement to go out towards those who are suffering the most.
A volume of Chiara Lubich’s works entitled “Letters” has been on sale in Italian bookshops for several months. We spoke to Florence Gillet from the Chiara Lubich Centre, a theologian and scholar of the Focolare Movement who edited the publication.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted Focolare president Margaret Karram and co-president Jesús Moran, as well as other members of the Focolare community, on 28 November, offering a guided tour of the Ecumenical Centre, and discussing unity, reconciliation, inter-religious bridge-building, Faith and Order, and communications, among other issues of interest.
Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock (Is 26:4).
From the telephone Linkup with Focolare communities around the world – Palermo, Italy, 22 January 1998.
The Gospel text chosen for the month of November 2022 encourages us to practice mercy.