Also this year the Community of Sant’Egidio in the US celebrated Christmas with many elderly and homeless friends, with people who are alone and sick. A large family of different people from many different avenues gathered to joyfully celebrate Jesus’ coming among us. A tradition that repeats every year becoming more and more a larger […]
Father Angelo Romano is backed by a wall of books, fiddling with a white tassel — a rosary substitute, perhaps? I dare not ask because the 53-year-old Catholic priest, professor and peacemaker seems agitated, reluctant to waste time. Eventually, he settles, unfurling stories about mediating conflicts across Africa on behalf of the Sant’Egidio community. A […]
We the Community of Sant’Egidio, a lay movement of the Catholic Church, support the end to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents and urgently call for the reunification of all families already separated at the United States border. We are deeply saddened and concerned for the lives of these children, and all […]
”PRAYER, POOR and PEACE:this is the talent of the Community, which has matured over 50 years.” — Pope Francis to the Community of Sant’Egidio, March 11th, 2018 In occasion of the 50th anniversary – and 20th in Boston – join the Community of Sant’Egidio in a Day of Friendship on May 5th, 2018. The event […]
Holy Father, Welcome to Trastevere, the heart of the city of Rome, district of the old harbor and still today a landing place for many pilgrims, tourists, travelers and migrants. It is a grace to be able to welcome every day in our home and in our prayer people from everywhere. Being Roman is indeed […]