Mozambique, after the disputed 2014 elections, witnesses a deep political crisis. During last months violence and armed clashes between the forces of the government of Mozambique and those of the main opposition party, Renamo, have produced victims and pushed several thousand Mozambicans to refuge in neighboring Malawi. On July 18 an international mediation was started […]
Following the European Youth Meeting, held in Paris this year, we will hold the first Youth Meeting here in the States on September 16th in Washington DC, accompanying the local Prayer for Peace that will be held on the Georgetown Campus. We hope that these days will be a source of dialogue, friendship, and a […]
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 […]