A memorable evening was held by the Focolare Community in Montreal thus concluding the important visit to Canada by Maria Voce and Giancarlo Faletti.

PRESS RELEASE:

In 2011 the Focolare marks its 50-year milestone in North America with anniversary celebrations throughout the United States and Canada.

Theme for 2011:
"One in the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer." (Acts 2:42-47)

The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (PCU) gives witness to the unity that Jesus asked for when he prayed “that they all may be one” (John 17:21) and focuses on all that Christians of many traditions have in common.

Ever since it was established in 1908, the week has been observed each year from January 18 to January 25 in the northern hemisphere and at Pentecost in the southern hemisphere.

On January 1st, the World Day of Peace, we offer a synthesis of a talk given by Chiara Lubich in 1997 for a Symposium at the United Nations in New York.

"...our Movement, aims at bringing peace into the world. (...) As it seeks to build unity among individuals, among groups and among nations; as it dreams of a future in which the world will be truly united, it is a force for peace in the world.