Madrid, Spain - "Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress" (Ps 102)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Abuja, Nigeria - An information campaign reaching even those who live in the outskirts ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In a difficult time - the time of the pandemic, of isolation at home, of social distancing - we do not want to forget who has no home, or the most lonely and vulnerable ones. 

Lima, Peru - A help that makes a difference ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In a difficult time - the time of the pandemic, of isolation at home, of social distancing - we do not want to forget who has no home, or the most lonely and vulnerable ones. 

Barcelona, Spain - Help for those who actually can't stay at home ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In a difficult time - the time of the pandemic, of isolation at home, of social distancing - we do not want to forget who has no home, or the most lonely and vulnerable ones. 

Liège, Belgium - A soup kitchen that does not shut down ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In a difficult time - the time of the pandemic, of isolation at home, of social distancing - we do not want to forget who has no home, or the most lonely and vulnerable ones. 

Catania, Italy - In touch with the elderly who live alone ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

In a difficult time - the time of the pandemic, of isolation at home, of social distancing - we do not want to forget who has no home, or the most lonely and vulnerable ones. 

Mtendeli, Tanzania - "May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem" (Ps 51)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Genoa, Italy - "Thanks for your phone call!"

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

“I feel very alone, thanks for your phone call, now I seem to be better! I need a branch to hold on to!". 

W., 86, is one of 1,500 older people contacted throughout the city. A thread of friendship in the emergency that binds those who are most fragile to those who can help them ....

Merksem, Belgium - Preparing for distance learning ...

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

Barcelona, Spain - We all will be saved, being together ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

The Casa de la Solidaridad (House of Solidarity) keeps being open - with all the required precautions - for those who are homeless and need food and friendship in a deserted city. 

Antwerp, Belgium - Closeness in social distancing times …

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

The imagination of the Youth for Peace has been unleashed, in order to keep being close to their friends in the elderly house .... 

Goma, Dem. Rep. of Congo - "But I trust in you, Lord; I say, 'You are my God. My times are in your hands'" (Ps 31)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Rome, Italy - Helping those who actually can't stay at home ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

Health emergency requires an including attitude: individualized packs of sanitizing gel distributed last night to the homeless people of St. Peter's square and the surrounding area. 

Bogota, Colombia - An oral hygiene lesson ...

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

Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Closeness counts ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

The family of Prince Laurent Barthélemy Ani Guibahi, the boy who died in the wheels compartment of an airplane going from Ivory Coast to Paris a few weeks ago, was at the headquarter of the Community in Abidjan to express its thanksgiving to Sant'Egidio. 

The Community has been concerned, in Africa and France, with facilitating the father's trip to the French capital to bring the body of his son back home.

Naples, Italy - "You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday" (Ps 91)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

(picture taken in the days before the DPCM of March 8th)

Parma, Italy - Saying it with flowers ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

The flowers sent to the elderly friends of the retirementhouse "XXV Aprile" for the Women's  International Day. 

A passionate thought to fight loneliness, unfortunately so serious in this time of medical emergency ....

Goma, Dem. Rep. of Congo - On the air!

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

At Radio Maria, living the opportunity to talk about the Community's work in Kivu and throughout the world, to witness an itinerary of faith, integrity, friendship with the poor. 

Madrid, Spain - A future that is being built little by little ...

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

San Salvador, El Salvador - A different afternoon ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
Visiting whom would have spent a long afternoon alone: here is the nice way some students of the Salvadoran capital city schools have chosen to live a day of their "Lent of solidarity" .... 

Maputo, Mozambique - A sip of mercy ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

The distribution of food and drinks to the street children in the city center. 

Munich, Germany - "Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise" (Ps 51)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer.