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.
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.
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 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.
Seventy-three years after that historic day of the “Pact of Unity” between Chiara Lubich and Igino Giordani (Foco), Margaret Karram sends her best wishes and planetary greetings to all the communities of the Movement.
[:mt]The children belonging to the Focolare Movement were the protagonists of this Global Kids Meeting, streamed live via Internet on 4 June. It was a day of joy and celebration during which these young ones renewed their commitment to create a better world.[:en]The children of the Focolare Movement were the protagonists in the Gen 4 Global Kids Meeting, streamed via the Internet in three different sessions. It was a day of joy and celebration during which the young children renewed their commitment to create a better world.[:]
The 5th Halki Summit jointly organized by the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Sophia University Institute began on 8th June, 2022, in Turkey.
Significant steps forward are being taken to expand and strengthen measures concerning prevention, training, compensation and the assessment of responsibility.
This year too, the United World Week (UWW) gave space to global events and actions for peace and fraternity that focused on “Caring”, with a particular focus on integral ecology. The #Daretocare Campaign will continue for another year.
[:mt]Caring for the planet, for our societies, for the common home where humanity lives, is the central theme of the next United World Week, from 1 to 8 May. [:en]Caring for the planet, for our societies, for the common home where humanity lives, is the central theme of the next United World Week, from 1 to 8 May.[:]