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A Thanksgiving Without Walls

Once again, we have celebrated Thanksgiving with many friends of all ages and paths of life. Hosted by Epiphany Church we enjoyed a beautifully decorated hall with wonderful food and great company.  We reaffirmed that “At Sant’Egidio we believe and work for a world without walls. we do not like the walls that separate one […]

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The “Moshe Rosen” Award: the Laudatio by Rabbi David Rosen

The 24th October 2019, the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) awarded Prof. Andrea Riccardi with the Moshe Rosen price – for those who, like the Romanian rabbi to whom the award is entitled, stood out in the protection of Jewish communities, in the commitment against anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination. At the ceremony, Rabbi David Rosen […]

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“Beauty heals!” Pope Francis opens a new house for the homeless near the colonnade of St. Peter’s

On the eve of the 3rd World Day of the Poor, in the afternoon of today, 15 November 2019 at 17.00h, the Holy Father visited and inaugurated a new day-and-night welcoming centre in Palazzo Migliori, a few metres from the Colonnade of St. Peter’s. The new center has been entrusted to the Almoner of His Holiness and […]

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Thanksgiving 2019

The Community of Sant’Egidio in New York is excited to invite you to our annual Thanksgiving lunch! Every year, the Community brings together our friends from across the city in a wonderful encounter of joy, friendship, and celebration. From those we have met at Grand Central to elderly friends we have known for many years, […]

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Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue

The Community of Sant’Egidio announces the launching of a new initiative, the Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue. The Foundation has, at its core, Sant’Egidio’s mission for peace throughout the world, keeping Ps. 34:14, “Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it” at its heart.  The Foundation will be based in New York […]