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Life’s fragility

I went in for a routine, 20-week ultrasound. At this point, most expectant parents find out their baby’s gender. Since I was a high-risk patient due to my four previous C-sections, I was scheduled a little earlier to make sure that the baby was growing well and that there was no placenta accreta (a dangerous condition when the placenta becomes embedded).

Choosing forgiveness helped me to move on

A young woman shares her journey of healing after sexual assault. I had met a young man, and we started hanging out together. That night, circumstances led to him being in my apartment alone with me.

Covid calls for creativity

A psychologist discusses how to cope with pandemic stress and family options. Much has been written and discussed about pandemic-driven anxiety in our families and local communities.

Marathon for solidariety

Sabato 15 maggio 2021 si svolgerà la maratona di solidarietà a supporto della ONG indiana Shanti Ashram, impegnata in attività sanitarie, educative e socio-economiche nel distretto di Coimbatore.

Cooperare per un'assistenza centrata sulla persona

Un modello di cura per rispondere alle nuove sfide sanitarie
23 Aprile 2021 ORE 20:00 | Per seguire la Diretta

The Chiara Lubich Centre for the elderly in Amazonia

From the commitment of a small Focolare community to the most vulnerable, a Centre for the elderly has been opened in a village in the Peruvian jungle, named after the Movement’s founder.

Learning to be a doctor: just notions?

How does one become a doctor? What does it mean to become able to help preserve the health and sometimes the life of someone else?Even today, at a time when technology plays an essential role in all areas of medicine,

Promoting peace at home

A marriage and family therapist shares effective strategies for building resilient unity in our relationships.

Sustained by grace in the end

As her father lay dying from Covid, a daughter helped bring family reconciliation. In March, my 78-year-old father was admitted to the hospital. John, my youngest brother, had called me, explaining that Dad had a fever and was struggling to catch his breath.

FROM NOW ON: la cultura in dialogo

quarto appuntamento del 6 MAGGIO sarà la volta dell’Ecologia, Medicina e Psicologia. From Now On, a course designed by young people for young people, bringing together different generations to understand together how to face daily challenges, including ecology, medicine and psychology. LANGUAGE: ITALIANO | TIME: 21:00 (UTC+2) Link

The light at the end of the tunnel

«May the Olympic torch be the light at the end of this tunnel that mankind has faced». This is what Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said on March 24, after having agreed with the Japanese authorities to postpone the XXXII Games until 2021.