Focolare Open Day: "Towards a United World"
“Towards a United World” was the title of the “Focolare Open Day” held in Malta on 6 November 2022.[:]
Category: News
"Walking hand in hand" — World Council of Churches hosts Focolare representatives
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.
Pope Francis to the Focolare: “May Christ always enlighten your steps.”
[:mt]In her opening talk to the men and women volunteers gathered at the Mariapolis Centre in Rome, Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, expressed her joy at receiving a beautiful letter from Pope Francis which she shared with them.[:en]In her opening talk to the men and women volunteers gathered at the Mariapolis Centre in Rome, Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, expressed her joy at receiving a beautiful letter from Pope Francis which she shared with them.[:]
Anthony Patrick Vella: Art as a Collective Expression
Interview with Maltese artist, Anthony Patrick Vella, by Mirian Dante of Città Nuova magazine.
Pakistan: Solidarity in action
The emergency situation in the disaster-hit regions of Pakistan, caused by excessive flooding due to severe torrential rains, cannot leave us indifferent especially since we’ve had the possibility of hearing more about it first-hand through a Pakistani focolarina visiting Malta. Interview with Rubina Ashiq.
Focolare Movement’s Annual Report 2020-2021
The Focolare Movement has published a comprehensive Annual Report for the period 2020-2021 detailing its works and activities throughout the year.
Focolare zone delegates meeting opens with message from Pope Francis
In addition to the joy of being together again in person after the pandemic, an unexpected and affectionate greeting from Pope Francis has arrived to those with overall responsibility for the Focolare Movement around the world, who are meeting in Rome from 10th to 23rd September.
11th Assembly of WCC: Dialogue as a lifestyle
The eleventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches runs from 31 August to 8 September 2022 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The Focolare Movement has long been linked to the WCC by ties of friendship and collaboration, which continue in this latest Assembly.
European Mariapolis – Madrid 2022
The European Mariapolis 2022 was held from 24 to 28 July. The event, entitled A Path to Peace, was held at the Mariapolis Luminosa Centre (Las Rozas de Madrid) and brought together almost 200 participants, with a high percentage of young people and representatives from different European countries: Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Malta, Portugal, Italy and, of course, Spain.
The 10th World Meeting of Families
The Meeting had the aim of bringing to conclusion the year dedicated to the Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” and it was expected to be conducted in a different way than usual.