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.
“Għixu ta’ wlied id-dawl li intom; frott id-dawl jinsab f’kull ma hu tjieba, f’kull ma hu ġustizzja, f’kull ma hu veru” (Ef 5,8-9).
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.
“Int Alla li tarani” (ara Ġen 16, 13).
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.
“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.
