On September 6th, the Diocese of Oakland with the Community Sant’Egidio organized the first meeting of the Spirit of Assisi on the West Coast, a vibrant world and seat of diversity overlooking the great East. The meeting “Mercy: the Heart of Peace ” was attended by over six hundred people from the city. It began […]
“Pope Francis has offered himself as a spiritual leader for all humanity when he said that there is no criminal religion, but that there are criminals in all religions”. This is what Mohammad Sammak, political adviser to the Grand Mufti of Lebanon, said during the inauguration of the International Meeting Peoples and Religions, which opened […]
“Educating fifty million illiterate children with digital education would cost four million euros. This is the same cost of ten war tanks”. More than 60 years have passed since Raul Follereau, the apostle of the lepers, asked for two bombers from the US and the URSS to heal the lepers of the entire world. From […]
“There is a lot of discussion about models for the reception of migrants in Europe: I believe that the Italian model of inclusion of immigrants can be defined as adoptive“. This is what was said by Daniela Pompei, in charge of the immigration for he Community of Sant’Egidio and one of those who implemented the “humanitarian corridors”, in […]
The Community of Sant’Egidio expresses joy and satisfaction at the announcement of peace in Colombia. It ends a war that has lasted since 1964. It is a good news that gives hope in a difficult moment for the world. The story of the search for peace in Colombia is long and complex. It took place […]