The morning of Monday, August 6th, 1945, while was still Sunday evening in New York City, the first atomic bomb was dropped by the US Air Force on the people of Hiroshima, Japan at 8:15 AM. On Thursday morning, August 9th 1945 at 11.15 AM the second, and far more powerful, atomic bomb was dropped by the US Air […]
On Thanksgiving Day, over 125 people gathered at the Church of the Epiphany in New York City to celebrate with Sant’Egidio. As is our tradition, it was a beautiful moment to share as friends and family do all over the country. In the same way we celebrate Christmas and Easter together, these moments are icons […]
On August 24 Sant’Egidio in NYC offered a workshop on the legal system of immigration in the US, in collaboration with Cabrini Immigrant Services. The workshop, translated in French, was primarily with and for a group of migrant men we have met during our distributions around Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. This workshop and our regular meetings are part of welcoming them with the intention of […]
On the occasion of Thanksgiving several friends of the Community met for an intergenerational and international dinner (12 nationalities) : many homeless friends, children and elderly friends at the same table in a large and welcoming family; with us several university students help and enjoyed a festive atmosphere.
The community of Sant’Egidio New York hosted a Thanksgiving Day lunch with friends from the street and Families from the School of peace. Coming together in one sitting, a total of 23 languages spoken and many more thanks given in the wonderfully shared moment.