Homily of Don Marco Gnavi, pastor of Santa Maria in Trastevere, at the Prayer on July 29th, in communion with the Church of France, after the attack in wchih father Jacques Hamel was killed. Genesis 9, 1-7 Tonight, here in Santa Maria in Trastevere and wherever the Community of Sant’Egidio is present in Europe, we […]
Notwithstanding the drop in the political attention, the situation for refugees camped out on the border between Serbia and Hungary is very difficult. In the month, a delegation of the Community of Sant’Egidio of Budapest went to visit the refugees living along the wall that divides the two countries: still today the stage of tragedies, […]
The primary “School of Peace” is growing and becoming more beautiful. It was opened in Nyumanzi Refugees Settlement, near Adjumani, North Uganda a little more than two years ago thanks to the commitment of the Community of Sant’Egidio and Arua Diocese. The construction of a new classroom block has been finally completed thanks to the […]
During his visit to Abidjan, the President of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Marco Impagliazzo, was received by the President of the Republic of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. During the talks the issues of peace and coexistence have been addressed both in the context of the country, recently hit by a tragic attack in the city of […]
The founder of Sant’Egidio expressed the closeness of the community to the people at Mozambique during this difficult phase of political and military tension. On 7 July Andrea Riccardi and the delegation of the community met with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi. During the meeting, which was held in an […]