On 15 June, in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui, a young Congolese member of the Community of Sant'Egidio, martyr of corruption. The ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

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Sant'Egidio rejoices with the whole Church for Pope Leo XIV: his first word was peace, and he will be an influential voice for believers and the whole world.

An interview with Andrea Riccardi on Pope Leo XIV

An interview with Andrea Riccardi on Pope Leo XIV: "He knows poverty, he will be able to build on Francis' ideas"

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An interview with Andrea Riccardi on Pope Leo XIV: "He knows poverty, he will be able to build on Francis' ideas"

Riccardi: He will continue in the footsteps of his predecessor, but he is not a clone; he does not have the same impatient exuberance. He is a meta-political Pope with great experience.Read more

Alfredo Schiavo, upon arrival in Rome after a long detention in Venezuela: ‘I am very moved I am back in Italy after so many years. I would like to thank Sant'Egidio, Italy and my family.’

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Alfredo Schiavo, upon arrival in Rome after a long detention in Venezuela: ‘I am very moved I am back in Italy after so many years. I would like to thank Sant'Egidio, Italy and my family.’

The Italian entrepreneur, in poor health, has been released thanks to delicate mediation with the Venezuelan government.Read more

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Prayer, Poor, Peace. Pope Francis and the Community of Sant'Egidio

Encounters with the Community in Rome and worldwideRead more

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“He Helped Us All”: Rome’s Homeless Remember Pope Francis

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Pope Francis sheltered the homeless. Now they wonder who will follow

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Pope saved my children's future by bringing us to Italy, says Syrian migrant

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Deep sorrow upon the passing of Pope Francis: he guided and oriented the Church and the world in difficult times, a strong voice against war and in favour of the least among us and migrants.

How Pope Francis impacted migrant communities, with interviews with George, a refugee who arrived in Italy through Sant'Egidio's Humanitarian Corridors, and Mario Marazziti

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