Communion in Action Report: communicating achievements so that good can circulate

On February 20, 2024, the presentation of the Focolare Movement’s ” Communion in Action Report,” an overview of the activities and initiatives promoted around the world in the year 2022, was held in Rome. Central theme: dialogue.

Dialogue is the focus of the Focolare Movement’s second “Communion in Action Report,” the mission statement presented onthe 20th of February 2024 at the General Curia of the Society of Jesus in Rome. The document, translated into five languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese), is an overview of the activities and initiatives promoted by the Focolare in the year 2022, a narrative not only of the spontaneous sharing of goods, but of inspired experiences and initiatives lived worldwide, specifically for this publication, from and to the dialogues: that between Ecclesial Movements and New Communities in the Catholic Church; that between the various Christian Churches; that between different religions, with different cultures, with Institutions, and in engagement with the many global challenges.

Among the speakers at the presentation press conference, in the presence of Margaret Karram and Jesús Morán, President and Co-President of the Focolare Movement, were Monsignor Juan Fernando Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Dr. Giuseppe Notarstefano, National President of Italian Catholic Action, Dr. Rita Moussallem, head of the Focolare’s Center for Interreligious Dialogue, and Giancarlo Crisanti, Focolare’s general administrator. Participating via internet were Monsignor Athenagoras Fasiolo, Bishop of Terme and auxiliary of the Holy Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy, and Prof. Stefano Zamagni, economist and professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna.

The session, which was moderated by journalist Alessandro de Carolis, was a true exchange of reflections and emphasized how such seemingly antipodal terms as “budget” and “communion” can complement each other, accounting not only for numbers but also for life.

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