As part of United World Week activities, the collection for the Dare to Care initiative was donated to the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. This religious community was founded in Malta in 1903, and is now also present in India, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Philippines, Italy and USA.
“Kif tara dan it-titlu għandek mnejn tistaqsi: Din x’inizjattiva hi? Min qed jagħmilha? Din l-inizjattiva għandha l-għeruq tagħha f’dik l-armonja li hi komunjoni u li aħna lkoll imsejħin biex ngħixu.” Artiklu ppubblikat fil-gazzetta ‘Il-Lehen’, 23 ta’ April 2023.[:]
[:mt]Il-Moviment tal-Fokolari jorganizza l-Mariapoli kull sena, mhux biss Malta imma f’diversi postijiet fid-dinja, u min jieħu sehem ikun mistieden jagħmel esperjenza ta’ fraternita’ fid-dawl tal-valuri tal-Vanġelu.[:en]”Joy and hope: is there space for these in our life today?” – this was the theme of Mariapoli 2023, which took place at the Seabank Hotel in Mellieħa Bay, Malta, during 17-19 March.[:]
This ecumenical prayer vigil, entitled “Together – Gathering of the People of God”, is to be held on 30th September 2023 in Rome in view of the Synodal Assembly in October. Two young people from the Focolare Movement, who recently participated in the preparatory meeting for the event which was followed by a private audience with the Pope, share some comments.
On the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, has sent the Pope a message on behalf of the whole Movement which we publish here.
There is great excitement and a sense of expectation for this year’s annual gathering of the Focolare Movement being held in Mellieħa Bay during 17-19 March! It’s the first in-person Mariapolis in the wake of the pandemic.
Dawn kienu l-kliem tal-għeluq tal-Papa Franġisku wara l-jiem li l-mexxejja ta’ movimenti u komunitajiet ekkleżjali ġodda qattgħu flimkien fi spirtu ta’ komunjoni.
The donations of funds, coordinated by the NGOs “Azione per un Mondo Unito” (AMU) and “Azione per Famiglie Nuove” (AFN), will be used to provide basic necessities to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, also in collaboration with the local Churches.
Synodality may not be a word that trips easily off the tongue of many Christians. Nonetheless the Catholic Church’s synodal process is proving timely for people of many different traditions.
Fid-19 ta’ Jannar 2023, f’Ruma ġie ppreżentat ir-Rapport Biennali intitolat “Komunjoni fl-azzjoni; stil ta’ ħajja ta’ qsim mal-oħrajn”, ippubblikat mill-Moviment tal-Fokolari. Dan ir-rapport joffri ħarsa ġenerali lejn l-attivitajiet u l-inizjattivi promossi mill-Moviment matul il-perjodu 2020-2021.