Dialogue is the focus of the Focolare Movement’s second “Communion in Action Report,” the mission statement presented onthe 20th of February 2024 at the General Curia of the Society of Jesus in Rome. The document, translated into five languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese), is an overview of the activities and initiatives promoted by the Focolare in the year 2022, a narrative not only of the spontaneous sharing of goods, but of inspired experiences and initiatives lived worldwide, specifically for this publication, from and to the dialogues: that between Ecclesial Movements and New Communities in the Catholic Church; that between the various Christian Churches; that between different religions, with different cultures, with Institutions, and in engagement with the many global challenges.

Among the speakers at the presentation press conference, in the presence of Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán, President and Co-President of the Focolare Movement, were Monsignor Juan Fernando Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Dr. Giuseppe Notarstefano, National President of Italian Catholic Action, Dr. Rita Moussallem, head of the Focolare’s Center for Interreligious Dialogue, and Giancarlo Crisanti, Focolare’s general administrator. Participating via internet were Monsignor Athenagoras Fasiolo, Bishop of Terme and auxiliary of the Holy Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy, and Prof. Stefano Zamagni, economist and professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna.

The session, which was moderated by journalist Alessandro de Carolis, was a true exchange of reflections and emphasized how such seemingly antipodal terms as “budget” and “communion” can complement each other, accounting not only for numbers but also for life.

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It contains the report by the President of the NGO and the financial report for the year 2019, followed by the list of New Humanity’s main activities carried out in 2019.

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This summer, the Focolare Movement and New Humanity are connecting people, cultures and stories of the great European family

70 years after the first Mariapolis in the Italian Dolomites, the event is returning to its place of origin for a special 2019 edition…

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The Mariapolis, or “city of Mary”, is a laboratory of life that the Focolare Movement organizes every year in many places around the world, where people of all ages, cultures, religious beliefs and social backgrounds gather for a few days of leisure, spirituality and reflection. The Mariapolises offer an opportunity to rejuvenate the spirit by refocusing on what’s essential, through experiences of dialogue and mutual love.

The first Mariapolis took place in 1949, following an intuition of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. This 4-week European edition of the Mariapolis will offer the chance to about 600 people per week, from about 50 countries, to live an experience of fraternity and rediscover the beauty of Europe in its diversity.

Title of this edition: “Aim high”

New Humanity sponsors the event, together with the City and Community of Primiero.

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