The 12,000 young people of a hundred countries who will be present at the appointment in Budapest (Aug 31 to Sept 9), represent tens of thousands of their contemporaries in the world who share the ideal of fraternity.

The Genfest was born from a prophetic intuition of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. The Genfest is a meeting of young people who want to show the world that universal brotherhood, a united world, is an Ideal worth living for.

 "Let's bridge" is the title of the 10th edition of the Genfest, the "celebration" of the youth. 

On August 16, 2012, Cardinal Dolan visited the little city of the Focolare Movement Maraipolis Lunimosa for the first time.

One highlighted event of the 7th World Meeting of Families was the "Festival of Testimonies" involving an open dialogue between Benedict XVI and families from around the world. We offer a summary of the experience of the Rerrie family from the United States.

Focolare's annual gathering offers youth and adults an experience of how life is transformed when love and unity are at its core. Here are some of the upcoming Mariapolises.

To find out more see the list below.

A Journey toward the Excellence of the Human Family

Historic Malcolm Shabazz Mosque – May 20, 2012

Muslims and Christians recommit to persevere in dialogue

Malcolm Shabbazz Mosque & Focolare Movement (New York)

Sunday, May 20, 2012
Commemoration and celebration of the 15th anniversary of the unique and timely “pact” of Chiara Lubich and W. D. Mohammed.

“Our Journey Towards the Excellence of the Human Family”

On May 18, 1997, history was made at the Historic Malcolm Shabazz Mosque in Harlem, NY.

On that day, two blessed leaders, Imam W. D. Mohammed (religious and spiritual leader of the largest constituency of Muslims in America), and Chiara Lubich (president and spiritual leader of the Focolare Movement worldwide), held a joint meeting at the Mosque to formalize a “pact” illustrating their commitment to work together to promote unity. This collaboration was not only between their own communities, but also with people of faith from all religions, based on common principles and values.

PRESS RELEASE

Saturday, May 12, 2012, from 3 to 4 PM
In all the different time zones of the world

The Young for Unity of the Focolare Movement

is sponsoring the third edition of the worldwide sports-relay: Run4unity.

3 February, during the United Nations Conference on Eradicating Poverty

During a splendid sunny day, with unusually mild temperatures for New York City at this time of year, on Friday, 3 February, our much anticipated event of the EOC was held at the United Nations. Together with the different speakers, we arrived to New York from all over the world (Alexis from Burundi, Claudia from Brazil, Nikko from the Philippines, Elizabeth from Boston, John and Dan from Indianapolis, and other young people from Boston and New York City) between 1 -2 February, just in time to decide together the last details of the program and to be in tune. The forum that was assigned to us was one of the main meeting halls, with a lot of space and two big screens for our Powerpoint presentations.