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USA: Dialogue with young people Print E-mail
Written by Paolo Lòriga   
Friday, April 01, 2011

“You are bursting with Chiara’s legacy”, Maria Voce told the young people from the USA during two lively hours of music, graphics and a confiding exchange of experiences and questions.

Up close and in person, it’s always a different story. In fact these young people had often seen Maria Voce and Giancarlo Faletti on DVD, their tone of voice was familiar, everyone knew how simple and uncomplicated they are. However, they were always president and co-president of one of the world’s biggest Ecclesial movements. The excitement among the 130 Gen (young people closely involved in the Focolare) who came from all over the USA for the event was therefore understandable. But any tension was dissolved once the meeting began. The backdrop: a snow-covered Mariapolis Luminosa, the Focolare’s ‘little town’ two hours north of New York.

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Haiti Print E-mail
Written by Emilie Christy   
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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“We are still trying to find those who are lost and care for the wounded,” wrote Sr. Marie Thé from Carice, Haiti, “but we have to think of the future, tomorrow and the days after. Many families are poor and we need to find solutions for the students. We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we trust in God who loves us immensely. Our people will not die; it will live.”

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Focolare Receives Papal Encouragement Print E-mail
Written by By Zenit.org   
Sunday, July 27, 2008

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy
Benedict XVI urged the members of the Focolare movement to continue on the path laid down by their founder Chiara Lubich. 

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Focolare member sees ecclesial movements giving new life to church Print E-mail
Written by By J. Michael Parker, CNS News Service   
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- New ecclesial movements are clear evidence that the Holy Spirit is breathing new life into the Catholic Church, according to a member of the Focolare Movement in San Antonio. 

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Focolare Elects New President Print E-mail
Written by By Zenit.org   
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy
The Catholic lay Focolare movement elected a new president, the first after the death of its founder in March. 

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