"God chooses precisely this human state, which no attempt seems able to alter, to challenge the throwaway culture with the newness of a gaze that illuminates the infinite value of every single man." Julián Carrón's letter to 'Corriere della Sera'.
Julián Carrón visited the CL community in the Netherlands for the first time. A visit to the new school, the presentation of the book of School of Community, the questions of those who live in one of the outposts of secularization. This is what happened.
The President of the Fraternity opened the second cycle on The Religious Sense, promoted by BergamoIncontra. The theme was the denial of the "constitutive questions" and our daily bewilderment.
Distance support contributes not only to the training of an individual pupil, but to the life of the whole family. And, even if from a distance, you follow the children as they grow up, sometimes in a surprising way.
The image featured in this year’s Christmas poster is Caravaggio’s ‘Adoration of the Shepherds’, from the Museo Regionale, Messina. Alongside it are passages from Alessandro Manzoni and Fr. Giussani.
Another project from this year's Campaign: training courses to assist the elderly, often left alone by family members who have moved abroad. Here is what the project involves.
A conference that dealt with one of the most topical issues in the care of the elderly. The President of the Fraternity of CL spoke at it: "We are not alone, because One has come to keep us company, to accompany us in living".
Young people want to leave behind the ancient wounds of war. Today, it’s not only necessary that they acquire a job, but that a new ruling class be born. Here is how the 2019/2020 Tents Campaign wants to contribute to this process.
Founded by the PIME missionaries in 1974, Rainha dos Apostolos in Manaus teaches indigenous young people how to cultivate their land sustainably. In this way, they do not have to leave the forest and can become small entrepreneurs.
The cry of Job, indie rock, a doctor on vacation who enters by chance, the President of the Republic... A chronicle of Meeting Lisbon by those who organized it: "We only carry four loaves and two fish".
Syria, a country which is still tightly in the grip of war and poverty. A project from this year’s campaign involves restoring life to a health system that is on its knees.
A house that is open to families in some areas of Milan, Turin and Madrid. The Sisters of Charity of the Assumption take care of adults and children, nursing them and helping them study. Another project from the 2019/20 Campaign.
On Sunday, October 27, Argentinians were called to the polls and elected their new President, Peronist Alberto Fernández. Here is the leaflet that the CL community in Argentina prepared for the elections.
At Encuentro Santiago the violence and chaos of the last years are still in people’s eyes. But, this weekend, in the South American capital, there was talk of dialogue, education and the encounter with diversity. In a setting of music and exhibitions.
The title of this year's campaign is: "Get in the game with us – the new generations, protagonists of the world”. Projects in the Amazon, Syria, Venezuela, Mozambique and Italy. A new centre for Syrian refugees will be built in Lebanon.
On 10 November, Spain returns to the polls, once again, for a general election. The fourth in four years. The CL community in Spain has published a flyer on the elections.
A series of protests, violence, a state of emergency…and now attempts to reach an agreement. The CL community in Ecuador has published a flyer on the Ecuadorian protests.
A weekend full of encounters, conversations and dialogues. From protagonists of the Bible to the legacy of Václav Havel, from the challenge of school to the drama of forgiveness. The same question emerges: where is the 'I' born?