Around the world, the Christmas banquet with the poor is a cherished moment of the Community of Sant’Egidio. In different cities throughout the United States we will bring together our friends whether they be elderly from nursing homes, those living on the streets, or children in the School of Peace. During this generous time of […]
Only one month ago religious leaders from all over the world gatherd in Assisi for the International Meeting “Thirst for Peace”: three days od interreligious dialogue and prayer for peace. The Spirit of Assisi reached many parts of the world. In these days men and women of different religions and cultures keep gathering in several cities […]
On the day of the evacuation of Calais, we welcome those who run away from the war: these are the words that Andrea Riccardi said while welcoming the Syrian refugees arrived this morning in Rome with the humanitarian corridors. Along with the founder of the Sant’Egidio Community, there was the Italian Minister of foreign Affairs […]
“The commandment “thou shall not kill” has absolute value and pertains to the innocent as well as the guilty… The capital punishment is unacceptable, however serious the condemned’s crime may have been. It is an offence to the inviolability of life and to the dignity of the human person which contradicts God’s plan for man […]
It’s been 24 years since that October 4, 1992, feast of St. Francis. That day, in Rome, a general agreement of peace was signed. The agreement ended the civil war that had generated much suffering in Mozambique. A peace born in a small convent in the center of Rome, where a Christian community, still very […]