The melody of an ancient Syrian melody dedicated to Mary and Our Father recited in Arabic resounds throughout the basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, where this morning many Romans, responding to the invite of the Community of Sant’Egidio, participated in the liturgy dedicated to prayer for peace in Aleppo – a Syrian city, symbol […]
Following the Sprit of Assisi, a local edition of the international Prayer for Peace will beheld in Oakland on September 6th, 2016. The event, cosponsored by the Community of Sant’Egidio and the Dioceses of Oakland will continue the spirit of dialogue and solidarity that has touched so many cities in the past thirty years. To […]
Pope Francis today, at Casa Santa Marta, where he lives, had lunch with a group of 21 Syrian refugees that today live in Rome, hosted by the Community of Sant’Egidio. These are the families that arrived to Italy after the Pope’s visit to the Island of Lesbo in Greece. The first group of refugees came […]
Three days without borders, in its third edition, is the first ever three-day course of games, integration and fun, organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio and Youth for Peace. The name of the manifestation captures in it the profound message, which the three days are intended to promote. Three humane days, active days, days so […]
Rome – Friday, August 5th, the 9:30 am, in the square of the Pantheon in Rome, on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the tragedy of Hiroshima, the board ‘Earth and Peace’, for the 19th consecutive year hosts a celebration in memory of that tragic event that leaves an open wound in the history […]