Pope Francis: "To us a son is given"
Current EventsThe Pope's homily during Midnight Mass in St Peter's in Rome: "The Father did not give us a thing, an object; he gave his own only-begotten Son, who is all his joy."
Current Events - 2020
Christmas, the Father’s Mercy
Current EventsWe repropose a meditation from Fr. Luigi Giussani, taken from the book Dalla liturgia vissuta. Una testimonianza [From the lived liturgy. A witness], first printed in 1973.
Julián Carrón's message for the death of Fr. Fabio Baroncini
Current EventsOne of Fr. Giussani's greatest friends has died at the age of 78, who gave his whole life in service of the movement and of the Church. "We ask the Lord that we come to be like him, sons and daughters in the Son."
AVSI tents: During the pandemic, with the most vulnerable families
Current EventsFrom support in developing countries to Italy affected by Covid, where poverty has increased in the last year. AVSI is supporting the work of organizations that already operate in various regions to help five thousand families.
ENCUENTROMADRID: The adventure of trust
Current EventsThe Spanish event was held online from November 19-22. Meetings, performances, exhibitions, and ‘reliable’ witnesses. “We have been able to verify that trust is possible and reasonable because reality is not absurd, but reveals a meaning.”
Christmas 2020: The videoposter
Current EventsThis year, Fr. Giussani's words are accompanied by Jean-François Millet's "Winter Evening".
AVSI tents: A fruitful coexistence for Lebanon
Current EventsA project for the 2020 Campaign in a country affected by Covid and a deep socioeconomic crisis. In the refugee camps, work is being done to allow people to restart.
EncuentroMadrid: "A window of hope"
Current EventsFrom November 19 - 22 a special edition of EncuentroMadrid will take place online. Meetings, dialogues and exhibitions will focus on the title chosen for 2020: "What can we trust in?". An interview with its president, Rafael Gerez.
EncuentroMadrid 2020: In whom can we trust?
Current EventsAn edition reshaped by Covid, but will be no less rich. The Spanish event will take place online 19-22 November with meetings, round-tables, performances. Ignacio Carbajosa explains why it should not be missed.
AVSI tents: Mexico, saved by the beast
Current EventsCrammed into a freight train running north to escape violence in their countries. Thousands of minors from Central and South America are stranded at the US border. Another project from this year’s campaign.
Carrón: “Awakening the desire for a life full of meaning in young people”
Current EventsThe educational emergency aggravated by the pandemic, confusion among young people who feel lost. How should we respond? Vatican news interviews Fr. Julián Carrón.
AVSI Tents: Mireille and the wishes of her young people
Current EventsIn Yaoundé, Cameroon, hundreds of abandoned young people are welcomed every day at the Edimar Center. Here is Mireille’s story.
Vienna: "Before God, to entrust our fears"
Current EventsThe attack took place a few meters from their home. Then came the news on TV, messages from parishioners. Their Cardinal, from the outset, was in the chapel praying. "Where can hope come from?"
Carrón's messages to Bassetti and Delphini
Current EventsUpon hearing the news of the hospitalization of the President of the Italian Bishops' Conference and that the Archbishop of Milan has tested positive for Coronavirus, Fr. Carrón has written to them with words of friendship and affection.
AVSI tents: The great enterprises of Asna and Jean Claude
Current EventsIn Bujumbura, the former capital of Burundi, young people off the streets are being helped to carve out their future. Here are two of their stories.
Chile: The fresh air of Encuentro Santiago
Current EventsA three days online for Encuentro Santiago, in a country on the eve of an important election, harassed by a deep social crisis, as well as Covid. Yet, "we have something to say".
AVSI tents: Proximity is not measured with a ruler
Current EventsThe campaign to support six projects in Italy and around the world has been launched. "Ensuring safety does not mean ceasing to be surprised by the need of the other".
Fr. Giussani: "Come, and you will see. The Christian formula."
Current EventsOn October 15, 1922, the founder of CL was born in Desio. Here is an excerpt from "Thought, Discourse, Faith," the video published by "Corriere della Sera" in 2015.
Colombia: "What is your conscience full of right now?”
Current EventsNew street demonstrations, the use of force and vandalism. The CL community in Colombia has issued a document to help address the social tensions.
You Only See What You Admire
Current EventsNotes from Beginning of the Year Day for adults and university students of Communion and Liberation, which was held via video link on September 26, 2020.
Barcelona: “Either orphans or children”
Current EventsWhile infections in Spain are rising, journalist Joana Bonet and Eduard Sala, of the local Caritas, presented the Catalan edition of "Reawakening Our Humanity" alongside Julián Carrón. "Are you really saying that this reality is not an obstacle?"