Europe and the peripheries, the unjust war in Ukraine, and peace that should never be taken for granted. Christmas in this era “that is post-secular, not post-Christian.” An interview with Norwegian Bishop Erik Varden on Il Foglio
Davide Prosperi writes to 'Corriere della Sera': With the mystery of the Incarnation, Destiny becomes a human companionship. For everyone
The opening of the Holy Door for the beginning of the Jubilee, the Midnight Mass and all the liturgical celebrations presided over by Pope Francis
A fall of light, the Mother with her Son, the announcement becoming flesh. Ubaldo Casotto dicusses the image chosen for the 2024 Christmas poster, the Nativity (1965) by Congdon. From the December issue of Traces
The Christmas letter written by Father Ibrahim, for many years a parish priest in Aleppo, Syria, and now at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, to the readers of Traces.
Fr. Aldo Trento, a priest of the St. Charles Fraternity who was a missionary in Paraguay for many in years, has died. The message of Davide Prosperi, President of the Fraternity of CL
Five years after the fire, Paris' cathedral has opened its doors again. The Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Monsignor Santoro: “A sign of hope for France and the whole world."
80 years after his death, a portrait of the painter who went beyond the outward representation of reality to give form to the spiritual energy of things
Twenty years of Library of the Spirit. Giovanna Parravicini reflects on the creation of a space for dialogue envisioned by Fr. Giussani and Fr. Scalfi, which hosts hundreds of events including meetings, exhibitions, and concerts
More than two hundred young people from all over Europe in the city of St. Teresa. To rediscover the value of the Movement for themselves and for all the people they meet
She opened the maternity ward in the only Catholic hospital in Jerusalem, where Arab staff provide care to Jewish mothers. Now, in this dark night of war, Sister Valentina Sala asks “to recognize the good and to give it space in me.”
Appeal of Father Firas Lutfi, a Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land, after militants occupied the city
A portrait of Robert Frank on the centenary of his birth, as his masterpiece The Americans returns to bookstores and an exhibition at MoMA celebrates his legacy. The father of photography, Frank was able to capture the essence of American society with sim
Notes from the Beginning Day of the adults of Communion and Liberation of the Lombardy Region, Italy, which was held in Assago (Milan) , September 21, 2024. Notes from the words by Francesco Cassese and Davide Prosperi.
A previously unpublished dialogue from 1980 with Cardinal Ratzinger. “One of the most beautiful demonstrations of the power of Christianity is the encounter with people who live in faith."
As the displaced persons crisis becomes increasingly difficult to manage, events are happening in Lebanon that instil confidence – even while waiting in line at an ATM. As Jihane Rahal, an AVSI worker, recounts
“How to make the Gospel reach a society that no longer hears it?": this is the question with which the Pope presented the Synod. One of the participants, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, recounts his experience. From the November issue of Tracce.
A video introduces the movement’s new logo and website redesign, now available in five languages
A monk of the Little Family of the Annunciation and one of the leading experts on Islam, he shares what it means to 'live' inter-religious dialogue. From Palestine to Syria, and even in Italian prisons
“Who and what, in the midst of hell, are not hell.” This year, a nativity by William Congdon accompanies the words of Italo Calvino and Fr. Giussani. The video-poster is also available online
A “hymn” to true religiosity, to the “encounter of our small heart with the wounded Heart of Christ.” Luca Doninelli reads Pope Francis' encyclical