One week to talk of prayer, poor and peace. Round tables on environment, global poverty, death penalty. Hundreds of youth involved The 5th American Meeting for Peace has just concluded at the University o f Notre Dame. The spirit of Assisi has blown all the way from Tirana to Indiana and connected us to the […]
Author: Anna Bartoli
A delegation of Sant’Egidio, with Marco Impagliazzo, was received at the UN Headquarters of New York by Secretary General of UN, Ban Ki-moon and by Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos. Ban Ki-moon, after recalling with appreciation the commitment of Sant’Egidio for a peaceful solution of several international crisis, said: “I congratulate you! There […]
People from all over US gathered in Princeton University to discuss of a crucial topic for contemporary world On the 19th and 20th of September, the Poverty and Peacemaking Conference took place in Princeton, organized by Princeton University’s Office of Religious Life and the Community of Sant’Egidio. The participants came from all over the United […]
In August, some members of the Community of St. Egidio in the United States visited the centers at the border between Texas and Mexico to bring the solidarity of the Community and to explore ways in which we can help. In recent months there has been a steady stream of minors traveling alone and seeking […]
The facts of recent days and the kidnapping of the two Italian aid workers, Greta Ramelli and Vanessa Marzullo, which took place in Aleppo, confirm the severity of the situation and the urgent need for international intervention, already expressed by Andrea Riccardi The Community of Sant’Egidio expresses its deepest concern about the dramatic situation of […]