community of sant'egidio Archives

Italian ambassador killed in Congo remembered for humanitarian work

Feb 23, 2021

Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio was remembered by his parish priest as a “light that breaks through the fog, illuminates and warms,” after he was killed in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

By Inés San Martín

Italian charity urges hotels to open doors to homeless amid winter chill

Jan 13, 2021

The Italian Sant’Egidio community has issued an appeal for hotels and other buildings empty due to a lack of tourists amid the coronavirus pandemic to take in homeless who are at risk in the cold winter temperatures.

By Elise Ann Allen

U.S. gives grant to Catholic groups helping poor cope with pandemic

Dec 3, 2020

The U.S. government’s foreign aid agency awarded thousands of dollars in assistance to two Rome-based Catholic organizations assisting the poor in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Peace in South Sudan closer after opposition group accepts ceasefire deal

Nov 14, 2020

In a significant move in South Sudan’s peace process, the country’s main opposition group Friday announced their adherence, thanks to the intercession of the Sant’Egidio community, to a 2018 peace deal that until recently they had opposed.

By Elise Ann Allen

Pope wearing a mask appeals for fraternity at interfaith prayer

Oct 20, 2020

During an ecumenical and interreligious prayer liturgy for peace Tuesday, Pope Francis issued an appeal to fraternity as a remedy to war and conflict, insisting that love is what allows room for brotherhood to happen.

By Elise Ann Allen

Cardinal calls for resettlement of asylum-seekers from Greek island

Sep 9, 2020

Hours after a fire or fires sent thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing their tents and makeshift container homes at the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, a close aide to Pope Francis called for the permanent resettlement of all the residents.

By Cindy Wooden

Archbishop says church needs more aid to help refugees arriving in Greece

Aug 19, 2020

To be able to continue helping migrants and refugees in Greece, a local archbishop said, the Catholic Church needs more funds.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

What Catholicism didn’t do amid COVID shouldn’t obscure what it did

Jul 8, 2020

ROME – When we look back at the Catholic experience of the coronavirus, it will be tempting for closures and suspensions to be what we remember most. In many parts of the world Catholics were unable to attend Mass for months, driving some of them online for worship and others

By John L. Allen Jr.