On March 26, 2025 we opened our House of Solidarity to our first Book Presentation. We had a full room gathered to hear about Andrea Riccardi‘s new book – The Cry for Peace. Thank you to our four presenters: Cameron Hume, Page Fortna, Maddalena Maltese and Peter Coleman for leading us in a wonderful reflection […]
It is with great joy that we had our official inauguration of the House of Solidarity with Consul General of Italy in New York, Fabrizio Di Michele. Now more than ever we feel the need for a space of solidarity. We want to work for of a world where everyone is welcome and no one […]
In the midst of the hot New York summer, members of Sant’Egidio in NYC, together with a group of our unhoused friends, explored the historic museum of Ellis Island. Ellis Island was the first port of arrival for millions of immigrants entering the United States until it was abandoned in 1954. Among those 12 million […]
Befriending Those Who Have No Home | EWTN News In Depth March 8, 2024
On Saturday, March 9th the Community of Sant’Egidio gathered in the Church of Our Saviour with many unhoused friends. Together they remembered the many friends and relatives who passed the last year in New York. It was a moment full of tenderness and familiarity in a city that seems to care only about statistics and has lost the dignity of each person’s name. […]