Monday 31 July 2017

Ventimiglia, Italy - In an ancient cathedral memory of the sorrow of this time ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.
It is not fair to "die for hope": a prayer to remember asylum seekers and migrants who have lost their life at the border between Italy and France. 

Wednesday 26 July 2017

Rome, Italy - On vacation with the children of the Schools of Peace ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
Vacation time, in Northern hemisphere .... All together, like a family! 

Wednesday 12 July 2017

Rome, Italy - On vacation with the elderly living in nursing houses ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
Vacation time, in Northern hemisphere .... All together, like a family! 

Tuesday 11 July 2017

Goma, Dem. Rep. of Congo - Floribert, a memory lasting over the years ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
Goma community's ceremony at the tomb of Floribert Bwana Chui, 10 years after his testimony. 

Monday 10 July 2017

Abidjan, Ivory Coast - In the hospital, praying for those who are sick ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.
Prayer for the healing of the sick in the Sacred Heart Chapel, at the University Hospital Center of Treichville. 

Friday 7 July 2017

Goma, Dem. Rep. of Congo - Floribert's testimony, the school bearing his name ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
On the same days when we are remembering the testimony of Floribert Bwana Chui, a member of the Goma community (Dem. Rep. of Congo) who was killed ten years ago for refusing to be bribed (and for whom the diocesan phase of a beatification process as martyr has been open), schoolyear it's over for the school bearing his name in Mugunga, the largest refugee camp in North Kivu. 
The results were more than satisfactory, with a high - for Africa - success rate: 66% of the pupils. The joy of all, children and teenagers, was great, as well as that of their families (in the picture some of the "Form 6" pupils with their certificates).
The "Floribert Bwana Chui" school supported the desire to study and grow of thousands of students from 2009 onwards. Children and young people who had lost everything because of war have found the possibility to dream a different future.

Thursday 6 July 2017

Barcelona, Spain - God dreams of meeting and friendship among his children ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
From the top! The great dinner for Id at Fitr (the end of Ramadan's fasting month) organized with Muslim friends at the heart the Raval district. 


Wednesday 5 July 2017

Antwerp, Belgium - Opening life with the key of a new language ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor. 
Delivery of diplomas at the Language School "Yaguine and Fodé". A moment of thanksgiving, joy and integration. 

Monday 3 July 2017

Rawalpindi, Pakistan - Speaking about Sant'Egidio through a Gospel concert event ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the prayer.
A Gospel concert. Oriental style. To praise God, to explain what Sant'Egidio is, to stay a while together, listening to good music ....