Bujumbura, Burundi

Madrid, Spain

Munich, Germany - A gift for everyone ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio towards Christmas. 
Even in an institution for the elderly, everything is done so that no poor person is alone and without a thought for him or her on Christmas day. 

Under the tree there will be a gift, companionship and friendship.

Parma, Italy - "We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield" (Ps 33)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Kiev, Ukraine - A flea market to make possible the feast of the humble ones and the poor ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio towards Christmas. 

Messina, Italy - How to make a comic ...

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

Mexico City, Mexico - At the circus, waiting for Christmas ...

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

Moscow, Russia - 100 years: a celebration to live together ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

An important birthday, in a retirement house: the opportunity is too tempting not to celebrate it together .... 

Rome, Italy - "Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound [...]. Rejoice before the Lord, for he comes" (Ps 96)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Bogotà, Colombia - The nativity scene is being prepared, the Child is expected to come ...

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

Barcelona, Spain - 'Play it again': good for everyone ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.
The 'Ri-giocattolo' (Re-toy) is the sale of used toys organized by the Schools of Peace in Europe every year, on the occasion of Christmas.
The initiative has an ecological value: children learn that reuse of toys reduces pollution. And an educational one: it makes they (and not only) experience solidarity. 

Income from the sales actually support the care of children suffering from AIDS as part of the DREAM program.

Antwerp, Belgium - An unexpected friend ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In many northern European countries, Santa Claus is still St. Nicholas.

Here visiting (surprisingly) the elderly invited for a snack at "Amici [Friends], coffee and books", run by the disabled friends of Sant'Egidio in the big city on the Scheldt. 

Rome, Italy - A home and a family with those who are without ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.
A dinner with the friends of the Villetta della Misericordia - the house ("of Mercy") inside the compound of "Gemelli" hospitalewhich hosts more than thirty homeless people -, organized and animated by the students of the "Catholic University": lots of fun and family taste .... 

Paris, France - "The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations" (Ps 98)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Berlin, Germany - A new way of looking at reality ...

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

Rome, Italy - A rediscovered hope ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

Thanks to the Office of Papal Charities and to the Community, 33 asylum seekers who had been stuck for years in the Moria camp, island of Lesbos, found the way leading to a different future. 

Munich, Germany - Remembering, task of each generation ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

Memory of the deportation of the city's Jews. In order to keep remembering what happened, to build a better world. 

Managua, Nicaragua - There is someone who never leaves you alone ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

It's Advent! The Lord comes to look for us wherever we are, even in the places of abandonment .... 

Havana, Cuba - "For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, 'Peace be within you'" (Ps 122)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.