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Genfest 2000: a wave of “Light”
“Eighteen years have passed but the effect of that event still moves all of us who were there. I arrived in Rome on December 1999, a few months before. For me it was the start of a new period during...
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May 1st: Festival in Loppiano
Umberto Giannettoni In Loppiano, the 1st of May is synonymous with a youth festival. Umberto Giannettoni who passed away a few days ago, lived for 40 years in the international town, and was a direct...
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Beyond One’s Limits
“My family is Christian and refuses to kill or carry weapons,” says George, a young Syrian from Homs. We’re in Loppiano, the Focolare international town near Florence, Italy where hundreds of young...
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Palermo: Capital of a new culture
20 January 1998: Chiara Lubich is awarded the honorary citizenship of Palermo Twenty years ago, Focolare founder Chiara Lubich was awarded an honorary citizenship in Palermo by Mayor Leoluca Orlando....
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One Genfest, many bridges
“I went to Budapest because my aunt suggested it and I trusted her. She was special, and had always been there for me throughout my most difficult years. My problems flared up when I started high...
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A seed scattered in a distant land
The organising committee of the “Italian Week” regarded Chiara Lubich as one of the most admired and respected women in Italy and, therefore, someone who should be remembered. The ten day Italian...
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The Cuba we dream of
“The first Genfest ever in Cuba ended on Sunday, August 12. It was dream that we had kept in our hearts, entrusted to God, and he made it happen!” So write the Youth for a United World in Cuba. A wave...
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From the dream to commitment: the proposals of Loppianolab
“There were more than 1,000 participants, a quarter of which belonged to the age bracket of the youth, adolescents and children; three central themes on employment, education, and participation,...
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An unusual invitation to dinner
Conversations in different languages could be heard amid the tastefully and simply set tables. For three evenings, the young people of the Focolare acted as hosts in a hall, close to where the works of...
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