Last Saturday, Pope Francis went to Assisi to sign his second social encyclical, Fratelli tutti, at the tomb of St. Francis. The title – a phrase used by the saint – and the gesture show the evangelical-Franciscan root, a distinct feature of Bergoglio’s pontificate since the very beginning as he chose his name. What does […]
Stop the Executions! The Community of Sant’Egidio deplores the rapid executions of seven people by the US federal government in the last three months. Together with the US Catholic Bishops, we call for a moratorium of the US federal death penalty. We call for an end to the death penalty in all the US states where […]
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 […]
Leave no one alone, especially not the most fragile and vulnerable, in the face of the coronavirus epidemic. This is the commitment Sant’Egidio makes when responding to, with a sense of responsibility, the current health crisis. In compliance with all necessary measures and effectively contributing to the containment of contagion, we must maintain, if not […]