Tirana, Albania - The younger ones around the table of the elders ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

The visit to an elderly house, a match between friends, the smile on the faces: different generations come together, because friendship never gets older. 

Mexico City, Mexico - New glasses for those seeing a world of peace ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and School of Peace. 

Mulanje, Malawi - Prison bars do not reach the sky ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In the prison of a town in southern Malawi, on the Sunday of Christ the King, when the Lord says, "I was in jail and you came to visit me". 

Cotonou, Benin - "The needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever" (Psalm 9)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.

Prayer with the street children. 

Paris, France - A harbour for those fleeing the war ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

Arrival of Syrian refugees at Roissy airport. 

Paris too opens up to humanitarian corridors.

Naples, Italy - Everyone's place is in the arms of a friend ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

Friendship conquers the loneliness in an institution, the discomfort of the suburbs. It gives warmth, meaning, security. 

This is the hug M. and F. are waiting for every week. 

Carcha, Guatemala - Taking a child by his/her hand ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the Schools of Peace. 

Amsterdam, Netherlands - So that no one die any more for hope ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.

Ecumenical celebration to remember those refugees and migrants who died in an attempt to reach Europe. 

Barcelona, ​​Spain - "May Lord grant us to love not in words but in deeds" (Pope Francis)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

For the World Day of the Poor, after the Mass celebrated in Saint Just's church, a "family" lunch in the Community House with many friends living on the street. 

Mönchengladbach, Germany - Death penalty, violence that does not heal ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

At school to talk about death penalty: atrocity and no deterrence.

One of the meetings organized by Youth for Peace with Bill Pelke, US citizen,Ppresident and co-Founder of "Journey of Hope ... from violence to healing". 

Abuja, Nigeria - Meeting the poor, building peace ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

In a multiethnic and multireligious country, the Youth for Peace visit an institution for blind people. 

Building peace is to break down every wall, to hug the children of the same Father.

Lima, Peru - On the shoulders of someone older than you ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the Schools of Peace. 

Bratislava, Slovakia - East Passage, someone welcomes them ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In Eastern Europe we see a strong resistance to the welcoming of those fleeing the war. The after-Wall children dream of the building of a new barrier. 

But not all of them ....

Lecce, Italy - Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants [Ps 89 (90)]

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Würzburg, Germany - Beyond the walls, living together is the future ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

Great walls of history fall; little walls between man and man will fall too. 

A lunch together, the Youth for Peace and their Muslim friends. 

Genoa, Italy - The School of Peace dreams about Africa ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the Schools of Peace. 

Moscow, Russia - A warm place for those who don't have a home

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
The "House of the friends on the street" has just opened: a day center available for the homeless who live in the Russian capital, a warm place, an opportunity to take a shower and wash some clothes. 

Lima, Peru - Side by side with those poor and alone ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

Being close, supporting, mentoring, lightening the weight of years and loneliness, bringing a good news. Here is the heart of our service at the elders hospice. 

Naples, Italy - Looking for Your face, on the mankind's streets ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.

Downtown, in a square. Praying with those who do not have a house. But there is still a Father to look to. 

Padua, Italy - Integration: is it a game? Maybe yes ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

Games for the integration, games of peace. 

Lyon, France - Carefully, it is the art of meeting ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

There is a people of "invisible" ones in the streets of our cities. A sandwich is a sign that someone sees them, looks for them, hopes for them. 

Barcelona, Spain - Integrations scenario (yes, plural it's right ...)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

The School of Culture and Languages for migrants and refugees walking on the road to integration opens again in Raval historical area. 

Yes, languages. Because both Catalan and Castilian are taught and learnt ....