Support for the families affected by the civil war. Mons. Marayati: “The appeal Save Aleppo is a cry for justice and peace that moves us and encourages us.” “I wish to once again reiterate my gratitude and my appreciation for all that the Community does; and I thank prof. Andrea Riccardi for his appeal “Save […]
This past Saturday, the New York Community held a picnic with a few of our friends from Tuesday Night Food Runs at Grand Central and families from the Community run School of Peace. With more than 35 attendees it was a great day had by all.
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APPEAL FOR ALEPPO
Professor Andrea Riccardi: “I launch an appeal for Aleppo. Something terrible is unfolding. And it is being ignored…” I launch an appeal for Aleppo. Something terrible is unfolding. And it is ignored. Or people watch on, hopeless. It is two years that people have been fighting in Aleppo. In July 2012 the battle began in […]
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Francis visit cements Sant’Egidio as winner
By John L. Allen Jr. of The Boston Globe ROME – Political categories are an inexact fit for religious realities, but if we’re going to use them anyway, it’s tough to spot a bigger winner in Catholicism under Pope Francis than the Community of Sant’Egidio, whose commitment to the poor, to inter-religious dialogue, and to […]
Peace, fight against religious intolerance and the death penalty at the centre of the A delegation of the Community of Sant’Egidio led by Marco Impagliazzo went to the United Nations headquarters in New York, where it was welcomed by the Deputy Secretary-General, Ian Eliasson, with whom the Community has collaborated for many years. Marco Impagliazzo […]