2015 Outstanding Peace ORGANIZATION
2015 Outstanding Peace Organization
NEW HUMANITY, FOCOLARE MOVEMENT
Founded: 1943 (1987 recognized by UN as NGO)
Location: Italy
Year granted award: 2015
Award Category: Outstanding Peace Organization
Work Description
The Focolare Movement is an international organization that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood. Founded in 1943 in Trento, northern Italy by Chiara Lubich as a religious movement, the Focolare Movement, though primarily Roman Catholic, now has strong links to the major Christian denominations and other religions, or in some cases, with the non-religious.
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