While many speak of “social distancing” in the time of COVID-19, there is an enormous cost for those who are already alone in our society. Loneliness kills and social distancing, for some, can spell the end of the only human contact they have. At Sant’Egidio, we prefer “physical distancing,” maintaining health precautions but using this […]
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 […]
Homily of the Holy Father
Sunday, December 8th, at the end of a vast consultation involving all the Communities of Sant’Egidio in the world, Marco Impagliazzo was re-elected president of the Community founded by Andrea Riccardi in 1968 and now present in more than 70 countries, for the next five years . In his inaugural message, Impagliazzo confirms the choice […]
