EDITORIAL

Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya, Congo ...there is a lot of Africa in the Sant'Egidio's Web Site these weeks. Surely the presence in Rome of many African Heads of States, who were discussing the problem of hunger in the world, contributed to attract the attention of many on the extreme poverty and on the great need of the African Continent. During these days also became clear that the international efforts to curb these problems is indeed limited.

Africa is always in the hearth of the Community. The many initiatives undertaken by Sant'Egidio in the continent, as the recent one to fight the grave famine that is ravaging Malawi, are a clear example of it. Another example was the ceremony held by president Chissano of Mozambique. During a familiar and moving ceremony he inaugurated a commemorative plaque in the room of Sant'Egidio where, for two long years, were held the negotiations that finally lead to the end of the civil war in his country.

Many stories, faces, places that are too often forgotten, have a special place here. They are not only clients or beneficiaries of a all Western solidarity, and this would not be little. They are on the contrary the main actors of that resurrection of Africa that Sant'Egidio believes in and for which it struggles and works.
Africans are in fact the doctors that care for the handicapped in Goma, invaded by lava, Africans are the home care assistants of the program against AIDS in Mozambique as Africans are also the teachers of the Schools of Peace. In fact, "nobody is ever so poor not to be able to help others".

That the hearth of Sant'Egidio beats in Africa is also witnessed by the fact that from today the Web Site "speaks" another language, the most wide spread language of Central-Eastern Africa: Swahili

06/20/02 - Mangochi (Malawi) - The Food Emergency and the Aid of the Community

06/20/02 - Napoli (Italy) - A Solidarity Initiative Starts from Poggioreale Prison

06/20/02 - Books - De eeuw van de martelaren

06/18/02 - "The Friends" Announce the 2002 Edition of the Painting Exhibition "Down with Grey!"

06/13/02 - Kenya - Food, Blankets and Mosquito Nets for the Victims of River Tana

06/13/02 - The Newspapers and the Events Organised by the Country of the Rainbow

06/13/02 - Rome - Meetings on the Occasion of the FAO Summit on the Problem of Hunger in the World.

06/12/02 - Rome - "One Society for All Ages. Presence and Rights of the Elderly in Italy"

06/11/02 - Addis Ababa (Etiopia) - A Delegation from the Community Meets the OAU general Secretary

06/10/02 - Rome - The President of Mozambique Visits the Community to Make Memory of the Ten Years Peace

06/09/02 - "Jesus our Friend": some Reviews

 NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY - NEWS 

june 23, Sunday: Liturgy of the Sunday
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

june 24, Monday: Memory of the Saints and the Prophets
The Church of the west and the Church of the East recall the birth of John the Baptist, the “greatest among those born of woman”, who prepared the way of the Lord

june 25, Tuesday: Memory of the Poor

june 26, Wednesday: Memory of the Mother of the Lord

june 27, Thursday: Memory of the Church

june 28, Friday: Memory of Jesus crucified
Memorial of St. Ireneaus, bishop of Lyons and martyr (130-202). He came from Anatolia to France to preach the Gospel

june 29, Saturday: Memory of the apostles
Feast of the holy apostles Peter and Paul martyred in Rome in the years between 60-70.

june 30, Sunday: Liturgy of the Sunday
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Memorial of the early martyrs of the Church in Rome during the persecution of Nero

july 1, Monday: Memory of the Poor

july 2, Tuesday: Memory of the Mother of the Lord

july 3, Wednesday: Memory of the apostles
Memory of the Apostle Thomas. He confessed Jesus as his Lord, and bore witness to him, according to tradition, into India.

july 4, Thursday: Memory of the Church
Memory of the Catalan Raimono Lullo (1235-1316). Close to the spirit of Saint Francis, he loved the Muslims and promoted dialogue among believers.

july 5, Friday: Memory of Jesus crucified

july 6, Saturday: Sunday Vigil

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