Sant’Egidio at Christmas with the poor and lonely to restore hope to the world A strong message of solidarity and peace was felt across the United States this year, as our communities celebrated Christmas. From our newest communities in Miami and Chicago to our oldest in New York, hundreds of people gathered to share a […]

Thanksgiving in a Large Family Last week, on November 24, 2022, the Community of Sant’Egidio in New York celebrated Thanksgiving with many friends from various backgrounds: long-time friends from the street, Venezuelan and Burkina Faso immigrants. We were all sharing the delicious turkey and other typical food around tables, nicely decorated, and finally in person […]

A weekend away with our unhoused friends and the children of the School of Peace It is never too late for a vacation together!  Everyone remembered the vacation in 2019 before the pandemic and finally with some of our unhoused friends and some children of the School of Peace we went to Warwick, upstate New […]

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 […]