On March 18, 2023 we gathered for the second time as a community in New York City to remember all those who lost their lives while living on the street. This is a tradition that Sant’Egidio in Rome started in 1983 after the death of a dear friend, Modesta who died because she was denied […]
Please join us in mass to remember all those who lost their lives this year while living on the street. For more than thirty years, the Community of Sant’Egidio has been remembering the victims of those who live on the streets, starting with the death of Modesta Valenti, a 71-year-old homeless woman who lived near […]
Sant’Egidio at Christmas with the poor and lonely to restore hope to the world A strong message of solidarity and peace was felt across the United States this year, as our communities celebrated Christmas. From our newest communities in Miami and Chicago to our oldest in New York, hundreds of people gathered to share a […]
Thanksgiving in a Large Family Last week, on November 24, 2022, the Community of Sant’Egidio in New York celebrated Thanksgiving with many friends from various backgrounds: long-time friends from the street, Venezuelan and Burkina Faso immigrants. We were all sharing the delicious turkey and other typical food around tables, nicely decorated, and finally in person […]
A weekend away with our unhoused friends and the children of the School of Peace It is never too late for a vacation together! Everyone remembered the vacation in 2019 before the pandemic and finally with some of our unhoused friends and some children of the School of Peace we went to Warwick, upstate New […]