Articles on this issue "sant'egidio"
Here is the statement of Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio, that was published Tuesday in the L'Osservatore Romano, on the meeting to be held this October in Assisi with …
read moreIt is only by recognizing in God the source of love for one's neighbor that it is possible to make charity a moral imperative, said Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco. The archbishop of Genoa stated …
read moreThe Catholic lay Community of Sant'Egidio and the African Union will continue to cooperate in improving living conditions and promoting peace, according to a contract signed this month by the …
read moreAn international congress drew ecclesial leaders, scholars and members of several Christian movements together to Rome to reflect on the poor as a treasure to the Church. The congress, which …
read moreBenedict XVI does more than proclaim the message of Christmas; he also lives it, visiting a Roman soup kitchen to lunch with the poor and hand out gifts to the children there. After the Pope …
read morePope John Paul II brought the Japanese to understand for the first time the universality of the Catholic Church and the worldwide mission of the Successor of Peter. The Polish Pope brought his …
read moreBarcelona, Spain, will be the next city to host an interreligious and intercultural meeting in "the spirit of Assisi," which is promoted by the Sant'Egidio Community. This year's International …
read moreReligious representatives from all over the world went this morning to the former concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, as part of the closing events of an interreligious meeting in "the …
read moreBenedict XVI is planning to receive the president of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, in the midst of the country's negotiations for reunification. Today, the Embassy of Cyprus to …
read moreThe Community of Sant'Egidio praised a U.N. committee's call for a global moratorium on the death penalty as a "change of sensitivity" in the international community. On Thursday, the U.N. …
read morePope John Paul II's longtime personal secretary says the international peace meeting closing today in Cyprus is bringing forward the "spirit of Assisi" promoted by the Polish Pontiff. Cardinal …
read moreAn appeal for world peace was passed from religious leaders to children to government officials today in Cyprus. With the presentation of the appeal, the International Meeting of Prayer for …
read moreHere is the appeal for peace issued at the end of the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, sponsored by the Catholic lay Sant'Egidio Community and the Orthodox Church of Cyprus. This …
read moreRepresentatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio presented to Benedict XVI the program for the 2008 Interreligious Prayer Meeting for Peace. Andrea Riccardi, the community's founder, was …
read moreThe martyrs, particularly those of our days, are the eloquent voice of the Church that shows to the world how love and faith are stronger than death, says Benedict XVI. The Pope affirmed this …
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