Friday 30 June 2017

Barcelona, Spain - "I feel that now, here with you, I'm fighting for peace"

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Listening to three refugees for the World Day in their honor.
The floor to Alexander (Ukraine), Cheikh (Senegal) and Zoya (Syria). She says: "I feel that now, here with you, I'm fighting for peace". 

Thursday 29 June 2017

Mexico City, Mexico - A thousand peripheries of life, a single heart ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
Photo opportunity with street children and teenagers in the Zona Rosa city area, a friendship growing up every given Wednesday .... 



Wednesday 28 June 2017

Warsaw, Poland - "I was naked and you dressed me" (Mt: 25,36)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
An used clothes wardrobe is there! Beside a church of the Polish capital city. The ones who need something are welcome every Thursday afternoon .... 


Monday 26 June 2017

Naples, Italy - Remembering those who lost their lives looking for a better future ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.
In Naples too a "Dying for Hope" service, reading the names of those disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea or fallen on the way to Europe, and enlighting candles in their memory. 

Friday 23 June 2017

Paris, France - Opening new ways, not to "die for hope" ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Working for implementation of "humanitarian corridors" towards France .... 

Thursday 22 June 2017

Tegucigalpa, Honduras - A special day ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
A day of sharing and joy: the children of the School of Peace pay visit to their friends at Asilo San Felipe. 

Wednesday 21 June 2017

Barcelona, Spain - "Sun, yes. Lonely, no!"

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
A program of closeness to the elderly in the hottest part of summer has just been presented. The aim: to build proximity networks so that no one is abandoned ... 



Monday 19 June 2017

Rome, Italy - Prayer for those who fall on the path of hope ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.
Next Thursday, in the basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, in the middle of the week of the World Refugee Day, the Community will pray and recall the names and stories of those who died on their journey to Europe. 

Friday 16 June 2017

Matera, Italy - The Apulia "Youth for Peace" conference

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
From many Apulia places to Matera. 

In that "stones city" to look at the world and its difficulties. With hope, working for the redemption of its many "existential outskirts".




Thursday 15 June 2017

Kiev, Ukraine - Summer camp with people living in elderly houses or on the street

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor. 

It's vacation time. Friendship time. For everyone, even - indeed, especially - for those who live so many difficulties along the rest of the year.




Wednesday 14 June 2017

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - An umbrella of sympathy and affection ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
Yesterday: the International Day of People with Albinism. Everywhere Sant'Egidio is operating in Africa, albinos are protected, respected and loved so much. 

Monday 12 June 2017

Bukavu, Dem. Republic of Congo - In memory of Mgr. Leon Lemmens, Bishop ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.
The liturgy held in Bukavu cathedral last Saturday, in conjunction with the funeral ceremony of Leon Lemmens, auxiliary bishop of Brussels-Mechelen (Belgium), member of the Sant'Egidio Missionary Priesthood Fraternity. 

Friday 9 June 2017

Paris, France - Kicking off for peace and integration ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
A picture of the Sport Tournament for Peace at the Lycee Stanislas in Paris. Football matches with "Youth for Peace" members, secondary school pupils, refugees. 

Wednesday 7 June 2017

San Marcos, El Salvador - The "Mother's Day" in a female institution house ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
San Marcos is a small town in San Salvador district, about 10 miles from the capital city.
At "Queen of Peace" institution house Sant'Egidio recently celebrated the "Mother's Day", in a beautiful feast with all the women living in the institution and the Sisters of Charity who help those people in need. 

Monday 5 June 2017

Manila, Philippines - Praying for Marawi and for the end of terrorism around the world

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.
Prayer for peace in Mindanao island and for death toll in Marawi, the scene of a bloody attack by fundamentalist militias in recent days. 

Thursday 1 June 2017

Tirana, Albania - Nursing home? A home of solidarity, togetherness and joy ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
Young high school students visit the elderly of the nursing home run by Mother Teresa's sisters: having lunch together, chatting friendly, singing songs aloud ....