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One Family

This is a 5-minute summary video of the historic Interfaith Conference that took place at the center of the Focolare Movement (www.focolare.org) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy from May 31 – June 4, 2024, with 480 participants from 40 countries. The Conference title was *One Human Family: Seeds of hope for the World.” Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhist, Hindus, Sikhs, and followers of traditional African religions were among those present

The Trust In Mercy’s World Peace Rosary Initiative encourages everyone of all ages to pray a Hail Mary for peace for each of the nearly 200 countries/regions of the world by name.

If one prays all 20 decades of the rosary, the whole world will be covered with prayer!

This initiative is a multimedia experience with both visual and audio prayer aids.

The visual aids consists of a 4-panel, full color, 8.5″ x 14″ foldout pamphlet that lists every country/region of the world.

A free mobile-friendly pamphlet is also available.

The 20-decade audio rosary features a Hail Mary for peace for each country/region.

Different families with ages ranging from 3 to 95 pray for each set of decades. Original background music enhances the rosary prayer experience.

To purchase the pamphlets and for more information, please see: https://trustinmercy.world/prayer

Students from Christ the King Secondary School, Kalisizo, Uganda, https://ckssug.org/.  The school won first place in a recent music and dance competition.

This is one of the largest girls boarding schools in the Masaka Diocese. Established in 1954, the school now has over 700 students all staying on campus. According to Unesco, Sub-Saharan Africa (which consists of all African countries that lie south of the Sahara Desert and includes most of the continent) has the highest rates of education exclusion of the six developing world regions.

Over one-fifth of primary-age children are out of school, and almost 60 percent of youth between the ages of 15 and 17 are not in school. There are many barriers to education for low-income households. One of them is school fees, which unfortunately remain widespread in schools across Sub-Saharan Africa, causing financial stress to families.

In the 2024 Catholic Media Association Book Awards,  the Rosary Book placed in the following categories:
Third Place, Inclusion in the Church, B501
Honorable Mention, Prayer Books, B105
Honorable Mention, Design and Production, B1201 
 
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