This morning it was celebrated in Blantyre the funeral of Elard Alumando, who died last 10 June in Johannesburg, following the aftermath of a serious road accident. A people of 1,600 persons filled, since the early hours of the morning, the great Church of St. Louis de Montfort at the centre of Blantyre, to surround […]
Politicians and activists of the Fezzan, representing the various tribes of the southern region of Libya, have met at Sant’Egidio in recent days. The Fezzan has long been forgotten by the Libyan central authorities and even today remains largely marginalized within the national territory. Its complex ethnic composition makes it a place of tension, as […]
Other 81 people saved thanks to humanitarian corridors!The third group of Syrian refugees arrived at Fiumicino Airport this morning: they are families, women and children fled from Syria that have experienced the horror of war. Among them there is 10-year-old Mariam, who has been confined to a wheelchair for two years after being hit by […]
The Community of Sant’Egidio welcomes with confidence and hope the beginning of the 48 hour ceasefire in the city of Aleppo, announced last night by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, following an agreement between the conflicting parties, and congratulates for the initiative. On 20 June 2014, Andrea Riccardi launched an appeal for […]
Tomorrow, June 16, 2016, 81 more mostly Syrian refugees will arrive to Fiumicino Airport from Beirut thanks to the ‘humanitarian corridors’ project. They add themselves to the 200 already arrived in Italy since last February. At this point, the project is no longer an experiment, but a concrete reality that allows a person who is […]