{"id":20521,"date":"2024-06-17T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T12:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/?post_type=wpdmpro&#038;p=20521"},"modified":"2024-06-17T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T12:42:02","slug":"world-childrens-day_2024","status":"publish","type":"wpdmpro","link":"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/en\/download\/world-childrens-day_2024\/","title":{"rendered":"World Children\u2019s Day_2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e94e1b;\">&#8220;BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW&#8221; (Rev 21:5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This was the central theme of the first World Children\u2019s Day, sponsored by Pope Francis, which took place on May 25 and 26, 2024. There were<strong> two main events<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #e94e1b;\">the dialogue with the Pope at the Olympic Stadium<\/span> on Saturday afternoon, and the <span style=\"color: #e94e1b;\">Mass in St. Peter&#8217;s Square<\/span> on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20521 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC4910-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC4910-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"DSC4910 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC4910-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC4910-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5232-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5232-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"DSC5232 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5232-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5232-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5224-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5224-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"DSC5224 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5224-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5224-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.21-2.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.21-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024 05 26 at 18 19 21 2 150x150\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"12 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC6738-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC6738-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"DSC6738 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC6738-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC6738-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A huge crowd of children and young people, together with their chaperones (over 50,000 people), \u201ccolored\u201d the stands of the Olympic Stadium, kicking off the program with a parade of over one hundred delegations in their traditional costumes. Upon his arrival, the Pope was welcomed by the organizers of the event, accompanied by five children, one from each continent, who greeted him in their native languages.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis began his dialogue with the children by saying, &#8220;Here we are! We made it! This is the start of the great adventure of World Children&#8217;s Day!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When we received the news of this event convoked by the Holy Father, we knew that we had to take advantage of this opportunity to allow as many children as possible from our Movement to participate in it. We extended the invitation to children all over the world, and there was a great response. Notwithstanding the many difficulties they encountered, we had the joy of seeing children arrive from various Eastern European countries (Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Macedonia), from Portugal, Spain and Belgium, and also from Nigeria, Brazil, Burundi, and even, to our immense joy, from Bethlehem and Haifa \u2013 and, logically, from all over Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Among the questions the children asked the Pope, here is that of Lia Marise, one of our Gen 4 from Burundi, together with the Holy Father&#8217;s answer:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dear Pope Francis, I am Lia Marise and I am from Burundi. What do you think we children can do to make this world better?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The question is \u2018what can I do to make the world better?\u2019 Now all you children have to answer the questions that I will ask you. Pay attention now! What can I do to make the world better? Fight? [The children answer: &#8220;No!&#8221;] I can&#8217;t hear you! Fight? [The children respond louder: &#8220;No!&#8221;] Talk to each other with love? [The children respond: &#8220;Yes!&#8221;] Play together? [The children respond: &#8220;Yes!&#8221;] Help others? [The children respond: &#8220;Yes!&#8221;] Good! By doing these things, the world will be a better place to live. Keep going ahead and be courageous! You are wonderful! May the Lord bless you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One by one questions were asked, followed by a simple and spontaneous dialogue with Pope Francis. At the end of the meeting, the Pope concluded, saying, &#8220;You children can make a real revolution! I can see it from your questions and keen desires! Go ahead with courage!&#8221;<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-20521 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/en\/da_sito_ufficiale_gmb-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/da_sito_ufficiale_GMB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Da sito ufficiale GMB 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/da_sito_ufficiale_GMB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/da_sito_ufficiale_GMB-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/en\/_dsc5154-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5154-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"DSC5154 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5154-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC5154-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/en\/_dsc6378-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC6378-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"DSC6378 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC6378-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC6378-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As a Movement, we were also present at the Children&#8217;s Village (just outside the Olympic Stadium where many groups passed by). We had a booth there, which was set up thanks to the generosity of the Focolare community of Rome, and we were also able to present some artistic numbers on the stage set up in that area.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-20521 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-03-at-15.38.56.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-03-at-15.38.56-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024 06 03 at 15 38 56 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-03-at-15.38.56-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-03-at-15.38.56-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.23.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.23-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024 05 26 at 18 19 23 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.23-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.23-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.22-1.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.22-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024 05 26 at 18 19 22 1 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.22-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.22-1-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.21.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.21-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024 05 26 at 18 19 21 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.21-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-26-at-18.19.21-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For our Gen 3 and Gen 4, this world event was also enriched by two other very special moments.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Friday, May 24<\/strong>, they had a beautiful and very full day at the Focolare International Center in Rocca di Papa with 190 participants (including adults and children), who spoke 7 different languages. They all became \u201cguardians of the diamond,\u201d which they discovered and want to guard always and give to everyone: the presence and love of Jesus in our midst.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-20521 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-1-4596-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-1-4596-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 1 4596 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-1-4596-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-1-4596-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4707-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4707-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 2 4707 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4707-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4707-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4685-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4685-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 2 4685 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4685-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4685-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4760-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4760-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 2 4760 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4760-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-2-4760-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4815-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4815-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 3 4815 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4815-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4815-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4811-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4811-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 3 4811 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4811-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-3-4811-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It was a day for them to encounter the charism of Chiara. They enjoyed everything \u2013 the program in the hall, the Gen 4 experiences and videos, the visit to the \u201ccastle,\u201d as they called Chiara\u2019s house. &#8220;It was good to get to know the home of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, and to realize how many things came to life there&#8230;. And also to see many of the diplomas, awards and gifts that she received from all over the world.&#8221; The father of one of the Gen said, &#8220;It was really powerful for me to enter into the very heart of the Focolare Movement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-20521 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-4-4894-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-4-4894-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 4 4894 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-4-4894-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-4-4894-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, 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src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-6-5147-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"EVCIMF 20240524 6 5147 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-6-5147-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EVCIMF-20240524-6-5147-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We believe that the Gen really \u201cmet\u201d Chiara and now have a personal relationship with her. In her chapel they offered many spontaneous prayers to God, or entrusted them to Chiara to take to Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>There were so many &#8220;sacred&#8221; moments, culminating in the visit of Margaret [Karram] and Jes\u00fas [Moran], who answered their questions as they listened attentively, and in the final prayer Margaret proposed to them, which entered their deep into their hearts in a solemn way. The final hymn in Slovenian and the lighting of many candles swaying throughout the dimly lit hall were a symbol of the joy and light they had in their hearts and wanted to bring to everyone in the following days in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Then after the event at the Vatican, a smaller but representative group of Gen 3 and Gen 4 from Bethlehem, Nigeria and Brazil visited <strong>Loppiano<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-20521 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-27-at-16.59.51.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-27-at-16.59.51-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024 05 27 at 16 59 51 150x150\" 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05 30 at 14 38 35 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-30-at-14.38.35-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-30-at-14.38.35-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-28-at-16.20.30.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-28-at-16.20.30-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024 05 28 at 16 20 30 150x150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gen4.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-28-at-16.20.30-150x150.jpeg 150w, 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They explained to them the Golden Rule which is lived by everyone who lives there and which they then experienced as they toured the city. They had special meetings with Gen Rosso and Gen Verde, the workshop of Ciro Cipollone [\u201cwhere waste becomes art\u201d], the Lionello Center of Economy of Communion businesses, and of course, the playground! Then there was a special Mass at the Church dedicated to the <em>Theotokos <\/em>[The Mother of God]. They were all really happy as they left Loppiano, after being deeply touched by all they love they had received.<\/p>\n<p>And now ahead for the next World Children\u2019s Day! 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