World - 2021

Stavropol , Caucasus (Photo: Serghey Ryumin/Getty Images)

The struggle for happiness

WorldAnna Kim

"God carried me in his arms like a whiny, unreasonable, and indifferent child. He gave me priceless riches and friends who have been guides on the path to Him.” The story of a woman from Kazakhstan living in North Caucasus. From November Tracce.

A single gaze of gratuitousness

WorldMichela Young

The unexpected adventure of “The Tree of Tales” exhibition at the Rimini Meeting as described by those involved. This is what happened during the days of our exhibition, and what is still happening now…

Seoul (Photo: Unsplash/Sunyu Kim)

Korea: A friendship that is necessary to live

WorldDavide Perillo

Maria is from Seoul. Ana is Spanish, living in Korea for work. They met a few months ago, but their relationship goes a long way back. And today it flourishes amid meetings, chats, cooking classes and School of Community.

The Benedictine monks of the Cascinazza in prayer (© Monastero Cascinazza)

Cascinazza: fifty years like the first day

WorldFather Sergio Massalongo

On June 29 1971, the Benedictine monastery on the outskirts of Milan was born. The prior describes the purpose and experience of this place. A story whose "origin is now".

Fraternity Exercises in Kampala

Belonging to a people

WorldDavide Perillo

Rose Busingye speaks of the impact of the Fraternity Exercises. “You felt like jumping on the chair and shouting to everyone that life has meaning. And you are no longer afraid." From the June issue of Tracce.

In a house in Gaza (© Mahmoud Issa/SIPA-USA/Mondadori Portfolio)

Holy Land: forgiveness on the other side of the wall

WorldAndrea Avveduto

Abu Omar, a Palestinian, had been able to forgive his brother’s murderers thanks to his classmates. Daniel, a former solider, describes an impossible coexistence. And Fr. Gabriel, a parish priest in Gaza… This is how peace can be reborn.

The Mina family

Grace in my house

WorldAnna Leonardi

The Mina family has flourished thanks to the presence of a daughter with a disability. Her gentleness has edified the family without her saying a word. “She was our permanent pass to get directly to what is essential." From May Traces.

Photo: Unsplash/Jorel Zapata

Brazil: among the stars and lasagna

WorldFilippo Matteo Cavaleri

Seven years of marriage, including the last year amid the difficulties of Covid. But it has also been an opportunity to discover what keeps you on your feet. Filippo recounts the story of his family.

Novella Scardovi

Novella. Life reborn in an encounter

WorldGiovanni Bucchi

A housewife, wife and mother, who allowed herself to be "welcomed" and thus welcomed and transformed the lives of others. 25 years after the death of Novella Scardovi, a celebration with the Bishop of Imola "to encounter the certainty that sustained her".

Lulù during an online workshop

Mexico: Among Lulù's books

WorldDavide Perillo

A retired teacher, with her illness and difficulties. Yet during the pandemic she has continued her reading workshop for children online, which started a few years ago and has distant roots made up of encounters, like that with Fr. Giussani…

The bridge between Denmark and Sweden (Photo: Johannes Rubensson)

Sweden: The bridge

WorldPaola Ronconi

Life with the link to Denmark closed, far away from friends with a new job... Valentina talks about what has changed in her daily life in Malmö. From the April issue of Traces.

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Romania: widening your gaze within the pandemic

WorldDavide Perillo

In Romania, problems have multiplied and children are abandoned to their own devices. Sometimes 5 or 6 people live in a one-room apartment. Simona Carobene, from the NGO Fdp, talks to us about their new projects created in response to the emergency.

Yan, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: "You are full of hope"

WorldPaolo Perego

Yan is part of the small CL community: "Instead of weakening our bond, isolation is making us take School of Community more and more seriously." A vitality that stands out.

Brother Elio Croce (Photo: Mauro Fermariello)

Uganda: How Brother Elio responded

WorldMaurizio Vitali

“He taught me to forgive and to love.” In the midst of feuds and massacres, Brother Elio Croce unified a people simply by serving them. These are the stories of his life through the eyes of those who knew him. From February Traces.

The church of Saint Francis Xavier in Taishan (Taiwan)

The beating heart of Xiao Ping

WorldPaolo Perego

From January Traces, the story about the woman from Taipei mentioned at the Beginning Day. She dedicated her life to work and had no religion until she became ill. The encounter that changed her life continues to transform the lives of others.

Photo: Unsplash/Bill Oxford

Francesco’s fifteen minutes

WorldPaola Bergamini

Qualified by decree, he immediately finds himself visiting Covid patients at home. The story of another young doctor in a time of pandemic, and of the "care the Lord has for me".

Photo: Unsplash/Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz

Cecilia and the bursts of Light

WorldPaola Bergamini

She found herself assisting patients in a Covid ward without even celebrating her graduation. Yet, amidst so much fatigue and suffering, she finds herself "taken by the hand" by someone. The story of a young nurse.

Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: "When God interrupts you..."

WorldLyubov Khon

A series of "Christmas meetings," including poetry, education, charity. Online, but with guests from around the world. Here is what has been happening in and around Karaganda in recent months.

Photo: Unsplash/Vladimir Fedotov

"That whisper that sweeps cynicism away"

WorldPaola Bergamini

In the last few months, recent medical school graduates have found themselves catapulted into the hospital in the midst of a state of emergency. What have they seen and experienced? Some of them have told us, like Melisa, a first-year graduate resident.