Focolare Movement
Election of Focolare President
Friday, June 27, 2008
Focolare community readies itself to elect the first president to succeed its founder

Journalists, lay people and clergy, upon hearing of Chiara Lubich’s passing on March 14, 2008, all try to understand how her extraordinary legacy will live on and how the movement she founded with more than 2 million adherents worldwide will go ahead without its charismatic leader. Interest, curiosity, apprehension—one’s state of mind may vary, yet a common question arises:
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Conference on Business Education at Notre Dame University
Friday, June 27, 2008

notredameuniversity.jpgWhat is the economy of communion in freedom project (“EoC”) and how is it a resource for business education?  These questions were addressed by Linda Specht’s paper presentation at Notre Dame University on June 11, as part of the “Business Education at Catholic Universities” conference.

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HIV/AIDS
Friday, June 27, 2008
New Humanity participated in an AIDS workshop on June 11 sponsored by the Holy See Mission to the United Nations during the UN’s 2008 High Level Meeting on AIDS: Measuring Progress Since 2001.  The theme of the Holy See sponsored workshop, Treating, Preventing, and Caring: Three approaches to addressing HIV and AIDS highlighted approaches employed by three non-governmental organizations, AVSI of Communion and Liberation, Matercare International, and New Humanity.  More specifically, they spoke about PMTCT, Preventing Mother To Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS.  Matercare International spoke more generally about women’s health.  Over 100 people attended.
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The Luminosa Award 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008

luminosa_award.jpg This year’s Luminosa Award for Unity has been awarded to Dr. Anthony Cernera , president of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and president of the International Federation of Catholic Universities which represents Catholic colleges and universities. The award ceremony took place during a conference titled, “The Search for Unity: the Role of Religiously Affiliated Colleges and Universities,” sponsored by the Focolare’s Center for Education in Dialogue .

Press Release - Luminosa Award For Unity

Press Release - Center for Education in Dialogue

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