In the midst of summer in New York we gathered in many for the traditional picnic of Sant’Egidio in Central Park. The kids of the School of Peace with many new and old homeless friends and many others who came to help enjoyed a restful and friendly day. Indeed a necessary and very much expected […]

The morning of August 6, 1945, while still evening in New York City, the atomic bomb was dropped for the first time on Hiroshima. Japanese military authorities decided not to accept the terms of surrender and instead imposed martial law to avoid any possibility of peace talks. On August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb […]

In light of the tragedy of the more than 50 immigrants found in San Antonio this morning, we express our indignation at the current policy towards migrants in the United States. The current lack of empathy and welcome to migrants and harsh policy of violence and walls has forced thousands on perilous paths. We call […]

On Saturday June 11, members of the Community of Sant’Egidio around the United States attended the March for Our Lives in their respective cities. As Pope Francis said, “it is time to say enough to the indiscriminate trafficking of arms.” Indeed, our country has been racked by the violence of firearms. In instances of mass […]

Pope Francis will travel to South Sudan in July. Three years ago, he shocked the country’s leaders with this gesture of peace. pic.twitter.com/NymIswrVWn — America Magazine (@americamag) April 11, 2022 On April 11, 2019 Pope Francis surprised the world by kissing the feet of South Sudanese leader during a spiritual retreat at the Vatican. Why […]