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Pope Francis, on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of Sant'Egidio, received Marco Impagliazzo in audience and encouraged the Community to pursue its search for peace and welcome for migrants

139 refugees arrived in Italy from Libya via the humanitarian corridors today. Among them 69 minors

MIGRANTS

139 refugees arrived in Italy from Libya via the humanitarian corridors today. Among them 69 minors

Emergency evacuation by a flight organised by UNHCR - The refugees will be hosted by Comunità di Sant'Egidio, Arci and SAIRead more

Many people gathered in San Paolo fuori le Mura to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the Community of Sant'Egidio

EVENTS

Many people gathered in San Paolo fuori le Mura to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the Community of Sant'Egidio

The 57th anniversary celebration of Sant'Egidio in the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Thursday 13 February

DATES

The 57th anniversary celebration of Sant'Egidio in the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Thursday 13 February

Eucharistic liturgy at 6.30 p.m. with the ‘people’ of the Community, presided over by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of His Holiness.Read more

Press release (IT)

PRAYER FOR PEACE

7 February 1968 - 2025. The Community is 57 years old. Best wishes, Sant'Egidio!

A year of prayer, with the poor, for peace in 10 snapshotsRead more

‘A dear sister, loved and esteemed in the Community, for her various and passionate service, in Rome and in Africa’. The memory of Rosa Sarracini in the words of Andrea Riccardi

PRAYERS

‘A dear sister, loved and esteemed in the Community, for her various and passionate service, in Rome and in Africa’. The memory of Rosa Sarracini in the words of Andrea Riccardi

The funeral Wednesday 5 February at 14.30 in Santa Maria in TrastevereRead more

International Summit on children's rights in the Vatican

WORLD

International Summit on children's rights in the Vatican

Pope Francis has met some children who arrived in Italy with the humanitarian corridors at the summit openingRead more

Farewell greeting from the representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome at the end of his mandate

Marco Impagliazzo has been elected President of the Community of Sant'Egidio. Best wishes to him in his mission.

The Community of Sant'Egidio expresses its condolences for the death of His Beatitude Anastasios, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania, a friend of dialogue and peace, inspirer of an Orthodox humanism open to universality

WRITING TO SOMEONE ON DEATH ROW

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