Monday 24 December 2018

Avellino, Italy - In a crib all the pains and hopes of the world ...

"The grace of living an open Christmas, but not a scattered one. Open: at the center there is not our 'I', but the 'You' of Jesus and the 'you' of the brothers and sisters, especially those who need a hand" (Pope Francis, 23th December 2018). 

Friday 21 December 2018

Barcelona, Spain - An Advent of hope in the elderly house ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
The Christmas star also shines in a lot of places where the forgotten ones are living. The greatest gift is a friend who comes to pay a visit to you. 

Wednesday 19 December 2018

Antwerp, Belgium - In order to experience Christmas with a wider family ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
200 volunteers gathered in Sant'Egidio Belgian headquarter last night, to prepare several Christmas lunches for the homeless and the prisoners.
All of them agreed to celebrate Christmas this year as one family with the poorest. 

Monday 17 December 2018

Naples, Italy - An encounter that builds up ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Erri De Luca - books writer - met the Italian Language and Culture Schools of Naples. A way to go deeper into Italian tradition.

Wednesday 12 December 2018

London, United Kingdom - On pizza, all agree ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
This evening, thanks to the help of some restaurant owners, the homeless of the city center can dine with a hot pizza .... 

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Würzburg, Germany - May Christmas be every day!

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
Youth for Peace invited their older friends for a cake and a coffee. To celebrate the beginning of Advent. And for a "training period", looking forward the Christmas lunch. 

Monday 10 December 2018

Genoa, Italy - Re-playing, for Africa and for the whole planet ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
The Ri-toy: a toy that never gets bored.
When it's no longer for you, do not throw it away! Bring it to the squares or streets where the youth of the Community collect them. It will be an advantage for the Earth. It will be an advantage for Africa. Because money from its sale as second hand will support DREAM program for the treatment of AIDS. 

Friday 7 December 2018

Moscow, Russia - A less cold tomorrow ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
You go towards tomorrow with confidence, even if life has been quite difficult, it's too cold outside, for years you've been a homeless.
You go towards tomorrow with confidence, because you are no longer alone, friendship never falls below zero, and your friends have given you a space that you can call home. 

Wednesday 5 December 2018

Siguatepeque, Honduras - Notes and tradition in order to say "No!" to the death penalty ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
A concertas an occasion to reflect on the inhumanity of capital punishment and the need to preserve and make life win. Always, anyway. 

Friday 30 November 2018

Coban, Guatemala - Among the poor of a poor world ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
In the most hidden corners of a town on the other side of the world there is someone waiting for a smile, a meal, a hot drink .... 

Thursday 29 November 2018

Naples, Italy - Ombudsmen for interculture and social cohesion ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Ceremony for the awarding of Ombudsman degrees for Interculture and Social Cohesion in the Aula Magna of the "Federico II" University of Naples. 
A step forward for integration, a step forward for Italy.

Tuesday 27 November 2018

Madrid, Spain - If there is love, it's delicious (food, we mean) ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
Sandwiches well filled for those who live on the street .... 

Friday 23 November 2018

Madrid, Spain - A lunch without borders for the World Day of the Poor ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
"In the face of contempt for human dignity, we often remain with arms folded or stretched out as a sign of our frustration before the grim power of evil. Yet we Christians cannot stand with arms folded in indifference, or with arms outstretched in helplessness. No. As believers, we must stretch out our hands, as Jesus does with us. The cry of the poor finds a hearing with God. Yet I ask, does it with us? Do we have eyes to see, ears to hear, hands outstretched to offer help? Or do we keep repeating: 'Come back tomorrow'? 'Christ himself appeals to the charity of his disciples in the person of the poor'. He asks us to recognize him in all those who are hungry and thirsty, in the stranger and those stripped of dignity, in the sick and those in prison" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor's Mass). 

Thursday 22 November 2018

Maputo, Mozambique - Lunch with street children on World Day of the Poor ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
"The cry of the poor: it is the cry of every Lazarus who weeps while the wealthy few feast on what, in justice, belongs to all. Injustice is the perverse root of poverty. Every day that cry gets louder, but every day heard less, drowned out by the din of the rich few, who grow ever fewer and more rich" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor's Mass). 

Wednesday 21 November 2018

Paris, France - Lunch at Saint-Eustache on World Day of the Poor

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
"The cry of the poor: it is the stifled cry of the unborn, of starving children, of young people more used to the explosion of bombs than happy shouts of the playground. It is the cry of the elderly, cast off and abandoned to themselves. It is the cry of all those who face the storms of life without the presence of a friend. It is the cry of all those forced to flee their homes and native land for an uncertain future. It is the cry of entire peoples, deprived even of the great natural resources at their disposal" ((homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor's Mass). 

Tuesday 20 November 2018

Lima, Peru - Portrait of a family with the poor ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
"It is important for all of us to live our faith in contact with those in need. This is not a sociological option, the fashion of a single pontificate; it is a theological requirement. It entails acknowledging that we are beggars pleading for salvation, brothers and sisters of all, but especially of the poor whom the Lord loves" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor). 

Monday 19 November 2018

Berlin, Germany - Lunch in the cathedral for the World Day of the Poor

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
"Let us ask God to make us like the Church described in the first reading: always on the move, good at leaving and faithful in serving. Rouse us, Lord, from our idle calm, from the quiet lull of our safe harbours. [...] Teach us, Lord, to know how to 'leave' in order to set out on the road you have shown us: to God and to our neighbour" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor). 

Friday 16 November 2018

Pecs, Hungary - A special evening, a shelter from the cold around ...

The Commnity of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
A house opens its doors to those who do not have a home, a hot meal is served on the table for those used to the soup kitchens .... 

Wednesday 14 November 2018

Abuja, Nigeria - A meal for those who have nothing ...

The Commuinty of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
Preparing a dinner for the Nigerian capital city's homeless people. Community members will stop in the various places in the city center where they know it's likely to meet their friends. 

Thursday 8 November 2018

Puebla, Mexico - A hug along the way ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
A moment of the welcoming, in the church of the Assumption, for a part of the Caravan of Migrants, that, from the small countries of Central America, try to reach the United States.
To everyone were distributed food, beverages, clothes, while for the children were organized games and educational activities. 

Peace is a path to be accomplished. Inside and outside of us.

Wednesday 7 November 2018

Tuesday 6 November 2018

Kampala, Uganda - Someone came right for you ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
The joy of seeing each other again and receiving an invitation .... 

Monday 5 November 2018

Barcelona, Spain - A movement for peace throughout the continents ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
A movement was born from Bologna, for three days "capital of peace", a movement of people dreaming of the end of every conflict. 

In many corners of the world Sant'Egidio is promoting initiatives and events similar to that of Bologna, interfaith meetings among the builders of peace bridges. 

Tuesday 30 October 2018

Rome, Italy - An art that speaks of redemption ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
In Primavalle area the art of the "Friends", a movement of disabled people linked to Sant'Egidio, is appreciated by many people and makes the city more beautiful .... 





Monday 29 October 2018

Antwerp, Belgium - Absolutely delicious ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
A special menu at "Kamiano" soup kitchen, evenings ago, with the "lacquemant", a Belgian confectionery specialty, commonly eaten during the October fairs, a "gaufrette" made from wheat, filled and coated with sugar candy syrup flavoured with orange blossom. 

Friday 26 October 2018

Abidjan, Ivory Coast - A movement for peace throughout the continents ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
A movement was born from Bologna, for three days "capital of peace", a movement of people dreaming of the end of every conflict.
In many corners of the world Sant'Egidio is promoting initiatives and events similar to that of Bologna, interfaith meetings among the builders of peace bridges. 

Wednesday 24 October 2018

Naples, Italy - The multiplication of grandchildren ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
The teenagers of many schools in the city can not wait to go to the elderly house, just to meet again with old friends .... 

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Moscow, Russia - Something sweet at the homeless' home ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
A visit? A birthday? Just a taste of a dessert freshly prepared by one of the guests? We do not know, but it is nevertheless the occasion for a moment together, of celebration as well of normality. 

Friday 19 October 2018

Würzburg, Germany - A party that does not rule out anyone ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Testimonies, music, games, all together: new and old Germans, foreigners, children, youngsters and elderly. Because, in the end, "we are one!". 

Friday 12 October 2018

Naples, Italy - Words of peace ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
Conference of Fr. Alejandro Solalinde, Mexican priest, committed for years to welcoming and protecting Central American migrants: "In every migrant we see the presence of God", he said. 
Fr. Solalinde will be at the meeting and interfaith prayer for peace "Bridges of peace", organized in Bologna by the archdiocese and Sant'Egidio from 14th to 16th October.

Wednesday 10 October 2018

Barcelona, Spain - An angel for a friend ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
On the day of the holy archangels' Gabriele, Michele and Raffaele feast, the Association 'Angels' friends' gave the "Àngel de Barcelona 2018" award to Sant'Egidio for its social and charitable action, emphasizing: "The Community is an angel for many poor people in Barcelona". 

Tuesday 9 October 2018

Mtendeli, Tanzania - An alliance among the little ones ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
The small community of Burundian refugees born a couple of years ago in the refugee camp of Mtendeli, in Tanzania, has chosen to look to those who live in worse conditions. Even  worse of those who lost everything fleeing from their country.
For the second time in two months they collected what they could and distributed in Kibondo prison (300 inmates, including 100 Burundians), along with the Bibles offered by the community of Rome ("If you can, give us Bibles!", detainees had begged on the first visit).
Actually, no one so poor that he/she can not help someone poorer than him/her. 

Friday 5 October 2018

Maputo, Mozambique - "Bridges of peace" on the anniversary of Rome Agreement

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
26 years after the signing of the General Agreement on Peace that ended a civil war bloodying the country, many Mozambicans, of many religions, gathered for an interfaith prayer reminding everyone of the need for meeting and dialogue. 

Thursday 4 October 2018

Rome, Italy - A conscious memory, wider horizons, the dream of peace ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
The dark time of the Italian Fascist racial laws explained through art by the children and the disabled artists of Sant'Egidio, in the heart of one of the outskirts in the Italian capital city. A future of knowledge and peace for all, starting from Tor Bella Monaca.