Focolare Movement

From its humble beginnings in the Italian city of Trent, the Focolare has become a worldwide movement, and now numbers more than 87,000 members and two million friends and adherents reaching approximately four and one-half million people in more than 182 nations. It is ecumenical and interreligious, both on scholarly and grassroots levels. It closely collaborates with members of the world’s religions and persons of no religious affiliation. All can participate in the life of the Focolare Movement. Through these dialogues, it works with many others toward the fullness of truth and the unity of the human family.

Over the years, several specialized areas have emerged, including, in the cultural sphere, the Abba School, for the elaboration of a renewed culture, and in the sphere of the economy, the Economy of Communion Project, involving more than seven hundred businesses. There are also several “little towns” of witness, social welfare programs and activities, publishing houses, and magazines.

The Focolare has generated a new lifestyle that responds to the widespread need for a life of authenticity and in this way attempts to contribute toward peace and unity in the world.