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      Nampula, Mozambique: a home for teenagers who used to live on the streets
      AFRICA
      Nampula, Mozambique: a home for teenagers who used to live on the streets
      AFRICA
      Nampula, Mozambique: a home for teenagers who used to live on the streets

      Andrea Riccardi visited the house and met the young people who live there.Read more

      Malawi has a population of children living in difficult conditions. Sant'Egidio, in Blantyre, has set up a ‘city for children.’
      AFRICA
      Malawi has a population of children living in difficult conditions. Sant'Egidio, in Blantyre, has set up a ‘city for children.’
      AFRICA
      Malawi has a population of children living in difficult conditions. Sant'Egidio, in Blantyre, has set up a ‘city for children.’

      Since 2010, the Machinjiri Centre, dedicated to John Paul II, has been providing nutritional support, healthcare and assistance to children and their mothers.Read more

      Sant'Egidio in Mozambique, a tree bearing much fruit: Communities in the Nampula region gather in two large assemblies with Andrea Riccardi
      AFRICA
      Sant'Egidio in Mozambique, a tree bearing much fruit: Communities in the Nampula region gather in two large assemblies with Andrea Riccardi
      AFRICA
      Sant'Egidio in Mozambique, a tree bearing much fruit: Communities in the Nampula region gather in two large assemblies with Andrea Riccardi
      Sant'Egidio stands with street children in Malawi: family homes, canteens and an Eco-lab, inaugurated by Marco Impagliazzo
      AFRICA
      Sant'Egidio stands with street children in Malawi: family homes, canteens and an Eco-lab, inaugurated by Marco Impagliazzo
      AFRICA
      Sant'Egidio stands with street children in Malawi: family homes, canteens and an Eco-lab, inaugurated by Marco Impagliazzo
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      Central African Republic: The Community of Sant'Egidio continues to work for disarmament and peace
      AFRICA
      Central African Republic: The Community of Sant'Egidio continues to work for disarmament and peace
      AFRICA
      Central African Republic: The Community of Sant'Egidio continues to work for disarmament and peace
      Malawi, Youth for Peace gather with Marco Impagliazzo and look to Blessed Floribert in search of a future where everyone sits at the same table
      AFRICA
      Malawi, Youth for Peace gather with Marco Impagliazzo and look to Blessed Floribert in search of a future where everyone sits at the same table
      AFRICA
      Malawi, Youth for Peace gather with Marco Impagliazzo and look to Blessed Floribert in search of a future where everyone sits at the same table

      The meeting of about a thousand young people was preceded by two days of reflection participating around 100 representatives of Communities from different cities and villages.Read more

      ‘My dream is to study and work’ voices and stories of Afghans arrived through humanitarian corridors
      MIGRANTS
      ‘My dream is to study and work’ voices and stories of Afghans arrived through humanitarian corridors
      MIGRANTS
      ‘My dream is to study and work’ voices and stories of Afghans arrived through humanitarian corridors
      A School of Peace amidst the suffering of war: a dream of future for refugee children from South Sudan in the Nyumanzi refugee camp.
      AFRICA
      A School of Peace amidst the suffering of war: a dream of future for refugee children from South Sudan in the Nyumanzi refugee camp.
      AFRICA
      A School of Peace amidst the suffering of war: a dream of future for refugee children from South Sudan in the Nyumanzi refugee camp.

      The school is dedicated to Rosa Sarracini, head of Sant'Egidio in Uganda, who recently passed away.Read more

      ‘You have endured difficult times, times of suffering and separation. Yet we have not forgotten you.’ Andrea Riccardi welcomed 119 refugees from Afghanistan who arrived via humanitarian corridors with these words.
      ‘You have endured difficult times, times of suffering and separation. Yet we have not forgotten you.’ Andrea Riccardi welcomed 119 refugees from Afghanistan who arrived via humanitarian corridors with these words.
      ‘You have endured difficult times, times of suffering and separation. Yet we have not forgotten you.’ Andrea Riccardi welcomed 119 refugees from Afghanistan who arrived via humanitarian corridors with these words.
      Vigil for Peace: 80th memorial of the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
      Vigil for Peace: 80th memorial of the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
      Vigil for Peace: 80th memorial of the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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      One month after Floribert's beatification, some pictures from the first liturgical memorial in Goma
      AFRICA
      One month after Floribert's beatification, some pictures from the first liturgical memorial in Goma
      AFRICA
      One month after Floribert's beatification, some pictures from the first liturgical memorial in Goma
      Andrea Riccardi's welcome to Afghan refugees arriving via humanitarian corridors
      MIGRANTS
      Andrea Riccardi's welcome to Afghan refugees arriving via humanitarian corridors
      MIGRANTS
      Andrea Riccardi's welcome to Afghan refugees arriving via humanitarian corridors
      Afghanistan: 119 refugees “forgotten” by the international community to arrive via humanitarian corridors
      PRESS RELEASE
      Afghanistan: 119 refugees “forgotten” by the international community to arrive via humanitarian corridors
      PRESS RELEASE
      Afghanistan: 119 refugees “forgotten” by the international community to arrive via humanitarian corridors
      Liturgy in Memory of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui, on the Anniversary of his martyrdom
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      AFRICA
      Liturgy in Memory of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui, on the Anniversary of his martyrdom
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      AFRICA
      Liturgy in Memory of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui, on the Anniversary of his martyrdom
      Marco Impagliazzo's visit to Uganda: the assembly of the Communities in Kampala, Uganda, meetings with the elderly and the Schools of Peace.
      Marco Impagliazzo's visit to Uganda: the assembly of the Communities in Kampala, Uganda, meetings with the elderly and the Schools of Peace.
      Marco Impagliazzo's visit to Uganda: the assembly of the Communities in Kampala, Uganda, meetings with the elderly and the Schools of Peace.

      July 7 2025 - KAMPALA, UGANDA

      The tragedy of war through the eyes of people with disabilities: an art exhibition by ‘Gli Amici’ in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
      The tragedy of war through the eyes of people with disabilities: an art exhibition by ‘Gli Amici’ in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
      The tragedy of war through the eyes of people with disabilities: an art exhibition by ‘Gli Amici’ in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

      July 4 2025

      SCHOOL OF PEACE
      In Mozambique, June is ‘o mês da criança’, dedicated to children. The Schools of Peace organised events in the country to focus attention on the little ones.

      July 1 2025 - MOZAMBIQUE

      WORLD
      ‘Accompanied by Floribert for the Resurrection of Africa.’ The figure of the young Congolese martyr at the centre of the reflection in the assembly of the Communities of the Ivory Coast and West Africa with Andrea Riccardi.

      June 30 2025 - ABIDJAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE

      WORLD
      In Abidjan, Andrea Riccardi was received by the President of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. The meeting focused on peace and support for the most vulnerable people.

      June 29 2025 - ABIDJAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE

      WORLD
      Andrea Riccardi's visit to Ivory Coast begins with street children and homeless friends of the Community.

      June 28 2025 - ABIDJAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE

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