Russia Cristiana: rediscovering a home
CultureOn the centenary of Fr. Romano Scalfi's birth, at the Milan Cultural Centre and Villa Ambiveri, a two-day dialogue and meeting that have filled usual words with meaning.
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Pope Francis: "So the Mediterranean can return to being a laboratory of peace"
ChurchThe Holy Father's words at the closing session of the 'Rencontres Méditerranéennes' (Marseille, 23 September 2023).
Migrants: "Educating to welcome is possible"
Current EventsLampedusa, the arrival of boats, the deaths at sea… and the Pope's speech in Marseilles. Oliviero Forti, head of migration policies at Caritas, speaks: "Humanitarian corridors, an educational model of charity."
The "thank you" sung behind bars
Current EventsThe volunteers of Incontro e Presenza brought Fr. Giussani's centenary exhibition to the Opera prison in Milan. In the prisoners' stories, the figure of a priest they never knew, who is changing their lives (from the September issue of Tracce.
Mongolia: "We are all nomads of God"
ChurchThe SkyTg24 vaticanist, following the Pope, recounts the apostolic visit to the Asian country. The small flock of 1,500 Catholics, the faithful who came from China and that boy who will receive Baptism at Christmas…
Alberto Burri: Never be still
CultureA guest for the first time at the Meeting was Bruno Corà, President of the Foundation named after the great artist to whom one of the most visited exhibitions in Rimini was dedicated.
The Pope in Mongolia: "A sign that hope is possible"
ChurchDuring his visit, Francis met with representatives of the various religious traditions present in the Asian country. Here his speech at the "Hun Theatre" in Ulaanbaatar.
A moved heart changes history
CultureAt the Meeting, an Armenian woman bursts into tears in front of images of an ancient Christian monastery restored by the Emir of Sharjah. The video reaches the Emirates and is the beginning of something unimaginable.
Meeting 2023: The meeting on the title
Current Events'Human existence is an inexhaustible friendship'. The dialogue with Monsignor Giuseppe Baturi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari and Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference, dedicated to the theme of the 44th edition.
Towards the Meeting 2024: "If we are not after the essence, then what are we after?”
Current EventsThe final press release of the 44th edition and the launch of the next Meeting to be held in Rimini from 20 to 25 August 2024.
Prosperi: "What makes the impossible possible"
Current EventsA Rimini Meeting dedicated to friendship, Communion and Liberation and that "companionship guided by destiny" of which Fr. Giussani spoke. From Avvenire, an interview with the President of the Fraternity.
Meeting 2023: The Pope's message
Current EventsThe Holy Father's words signed by Cardinal Parolin, on the occasion of the 44th edition. Davide Prosperi: "We have nothing more at heart but to learn that 'new morality' that springs from the encounter with Jesus."
Zuppi: The true nature of friendship
ChurchThe homily of the Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, at the opening Mass of the 2023 Rimini Meeting.
Towards the Meeting: Without second thoughts or cracks, a friendship for destiny
Current EventsFr. Giussani's letters to Angelo Majo, Bergoglio and Scalfari, and Augustine awaiting Baptism. A relationship that has the taste of Manzoni's "providence". A contribution on the title of the 2023 edition of the Rimini Meeting.
Towards the Meeting: Testori and the "sacred crash" of the Magdalene
CultureOn August 21 at the Teatro Galli, a show dedicated to the poems of Giovanni Testori, composed as a commentary on the most famous depictions of Mary Magdalene. From Giotto to Donatello, Masaccio to Caravaggio.
Towards the Meeting: Micol Forti, the task of art
CultureThe exhibition in Rimini, the words of young people, the relationship between the Church and artists. The director of the contemporary art collection of the Vatican Museums speaks: "Taking an interest in one's time is everyone's duty.”
WYD: A diverse people and certainty that is infectious
ChurchPortuguese vaticanist Aura Miguel recounts her World Youth Day, among surprised adults and a multitude of young people still able to question and bring Christ to the streets.
Towards the Meeting: friendship radiates the world
Current Events"Friendship is a gift from God that goes before us, so it is inexhaustible. And it has a very strong cultural impact." An interview with Bernhard Scholz, President of the Rimini Meeting, in the August issue of Tracce.
The need for the unimaginable
Current EventsOur thirst, “because water exists", the posture of free persons that “makes them hunt for the event.” In August Traces, a conversation with writer Daniele Mencarelli on Fr. Giussani’s challenge in The Religious Sense.
WYD: "Jesus knows your heart, he says to you: Do not be afraid"
ChurchPope Francis' homily at Mass with young people at World Youth Day (Parque Tejo, Sunday, August 6).
Szymborska: Nothing is ordinary
CultureOne hundred years ago the poetess Wisława Szymborska, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, was born. Nothing was insignificant for her. What kind of knowledge and certainty emerge in her poems? From the August issue of Traces.