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A Message to Cardinal

A group of international students who would visit Cardinal Nursing Home in South Bend with us decided to put together a video message for them. Cardinal, like many nursing homes around the country, has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Community of Sant'Egidio urges all to take concrete steps to befriend and accompany [...]
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Notes To Our Elders

In the face of a pandemic that has been especially hard on some of the most cherished members of our society, the Community of Sant’Egidio wishes to overcome the pain of loneliness and isolation. While currently we are not able to visit our elderly friends living in nursing homes, letters and cards are concrete signs […]

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Appeal for the Elderly in Crisis During COVID-19

Urgent Appeal of the Community of Sant’Egidio: Solidarity with Vulnerable People in Nursing Homes in the COVID-19 Pandemic The Community of Sant’Egidio, an international lay association of the Catholic Church, calls on all people of goodwill to engage in active solidarity with vulnerable people living in nursing homes, in order to stop the life-threatening social isolation brought […]

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Easter 2020 in Solidarity with the Poor

Christ is Risen! The Community of Sant’Egidio wishes all a happy Easter. In the middle of such a difficult period for all in the world, we especially look for Christ in the Galilees of today – on the margins, with the poor. Easter can be forgotten, but there are many in the world who still […]