{"id":490,"date":"2024-02-07T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T11:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focolares.es\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:59:22","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focolares.es\/en\/preguntas-frecuentes\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"490\" class=\"elementor elementor-490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efa4fd e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7efa4fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f033a66 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f033a66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d022c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d022c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does &quot;focolare&quot; mean?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00abFocolare\u00bb is an Italian word meaning \u00abhome\u00bb, that warm corner of the house where the fire burns. This is what they called the first community that Chiara Lubich and her closest friends began to form in Trento (Italy).<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the essence of the Focolare is to be like a family, radiating that warmth that unites. Its message, inspired by the Gospel, has been compared to a fire that warms hearts and illuminates minds.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64eb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f64eb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are the Focolare a religious movement?<\/h3>\n<p>Not exactly. The Focolare is a secular movement, although most of its members are believers. The beauty of it is that it is open to everyone, even people without religious affiliation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d8bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0d8bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the relationship between the Focolare and the Catholic Church?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Movement arose within the Catholic Church and in 1962 received official recognition from the Holy See as an ecclesial movement. But it did not stop there: over the years, it spread to people of other Christian denominations, other religions and also to those who have no religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6caae09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6caae09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I have to be Christian or Catholic to be part of the Focolare?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Not at all! It is not necessary to be a Christian, Catholic or even a believer. The only thing that matters is sharing the values of the Movement: to love, to build fraternity and to work together for a more united world.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7300fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7300fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How old do I have to be to join?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There is room for everyone here, from children to adults. There are specific activities and groups depending on age, vocation and stage of life. For example, there are spaces for children, teenagers, young people, families, couples or professionals from different fields such as education, health or art.<\/p>\n<p>There are also options for religious, priests and even bishops. At the Focolare, there is always a place for you.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd6062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd6062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What kind of activities are organized?<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The Movement generates an authentic \u201cculture of giving\u201d and unity. Activities range from social projects to youth meetings, as well as local gatherings to share how to live the <a href=\"https:\/\/focolares.es\/en\/words-ideas-and-life\/\" target=\"_self\">Word of Life<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">A notable event is the <strong>Mari\u00e1polis<\/strong> , the traditional summer meeting that brings together people of all ages and cultures in an atmosphere of nature and fraternity.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380bebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"380bebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the main objective of the Focolare?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Unity. The Focolare works for a real dialogue in several key areas: between believers and those without religious convictions, between believers of different religions, between Christians of different Churches, within the Catholic Church and with contemporary culture. The dream is to build bridges, overcome divisions and move forward together towards a more united world.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7d109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db7d109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do you meet?<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n<p>Meetings are usually held locally, in small groups. However, regional, national and international meetings are also organised.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69d60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d69d60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a focolare?<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Although the Focolare is used to refer to the entire movement, in the strict sense it refers to the focolarini, men and women, people consecrated to God who live in the focolare, a small community made up of men or women who are committed to living together the spirituality of the Movement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Focolare groups are spread throughout the world and generally include people of various nationalities. Each Focolare group is also made up of married people who, although they live with their families, share the same spirit and mission.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f86b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f86b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I have to pay a fee or subscription to be part of the Focolare?<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Not at all! Being part of the Movement does not imply membership fees or subscriptions. However, you can collaborate if you wish, for example, through initiatives such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/focolares.es\/en\/dona\/\" target=\"_self\">Igino Giordani Foundation<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/focolares.es\/en\/dona\/\" target=\"_self\">New Families Association<\/a> , both dedicated to promoting social projects and the values of the Movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">You can also support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciudadnueva.com\/revistalar\/suscripcion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_self\">LAR magazine<\/a>  which promotes the culture of fraternity in dialogue with civil and religious society. Some more committed people choose to share goods freely and consciously in what we call \"communion of goods.\"<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does \u201cfocolare\u201d mean? \u201cFocolare\u201d is an Italian word meaning \u201chome,\u201d that warm corner of the house where the fire burns. That is what they called the first community that Chiara Lubich and her closest friends started to form in Trento, Italy. Since then, the essence of the Focolare is to be like a family, radiating that warmth that unites. Its message, inspired by the Gospel, has been compared to a fire that warms hearts and illuminates minds. Are the Focolare a religious movement? Not exactly. The Focolare is a secular movement, although the majority of its members are believers. The beauty of it is that it is open to everyone, even people without religious affiliation. What is the relationship between the Focolare and the Catholic Church? The Movement arose within the Catholic Church and in 1962 received official recognition from the Holy See as an ecclesial movement. But it didn&#039;t stop there: over the years, it spread to people of other Christian denominations, other religions and also to those who have no religious beliefs. Do I have to be Christian or Catholic to be part of the Focolare? Not at all! It is not necessary to be Christian, Catholic or even a believer. The only thing that matters is to share the values of the Movement: to love, to build fraternity and to work together for a more united world. How old do I have to be to join? Everyone is welcome here! From children to adults. There are specific activities and groups according to age, vocation and stage of life. For example, there are spaces for children, adolescents, young people, families, couples or professionals from different fields such as education, health or art. There are also options for religious, priests and even bishops. In the Focolare, there is always a place for you. What kind of activities are organized? The Movement generates an authentic &quot;culture of giving&quot; and unity. Activities range from social projects to youth meetings, including local meetings to share how to live the Word of Life. One of the highlights is the Mariapolis, the traditional summer meeting that brings together people of all ages and cultures in an atmosphere of nature and fraternity. What is the main objective of the Focolare? Unity. The Focolare works for a real dialogue in several key areas: between believers and those without religious convictions, between believers of different religions, between Christians of different Churches, within the Catholic Church and with contemporary culture. The dream is to build bridges, overcome divisions and move forward together towards a more united world. Where do you meet? Most often, meetings are local, in small groups. However, regional, national and international meetings are also organised. What is a Focolare? Although the Focolare is used to refer to the entire movement, in the strictest sense it refers to the Focolare men and women, people consecrated to God who live in the Focolare, a small community made up of men or women who are committed to living the spirituality of the Movement together. Focolare groups are spread throughout the world and generally include people of various nationalities. Each Focolare group is also made up of married people who, although they live with their families, share this same spirit and mission. Do I have to pay a fee or subscription to be part of the Focolare? Not at all! Being part of the Movement does not imply fees or subscriptions. However, you can collaborate if you wish, for example, through initiatives such as the Igino Giordani Foundation or the New Families Association, both dedicated to promoting social projects and the values of the Movement. In addition, you can support the LAR magazine, which promotes the culture of fraternity in dialogue with civil and religious society. Some more committed people choose to share goods freely and consciously in what we call &quot;communion of goods.&quot;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-490","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Preguntas frecuentes - Movimiento de los Focolares<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/focolares.es\/en\/faq\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preguntas frecuentes - Movimiento de los Focolares\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa \u00abfocolar\u00bb? \u00abFocolar\u00bb es una palabra italiana que significa \u00abhogar\u00bb, ese rinc\u00f3n c\u00e1lido de la casa donde arde el fuego. As\u00ed llamaron en Trento (Italia) a la primera comunidad que Chiara Lubich y sus amigas m\u00e1s cercanas empezaron a formar. Desde entonces, la esencia del focolar es ser como una familia, irradiando ese calor que une. Su mensaje, inspirado en el Evangelio, ha sido comparado con un fuego que calienta corazones e ilumina mentes. \u00bfConstituyen los Focolares un movimiento religioso? No exactamente. Los Focolares constituyen un movimiento laico, aunque la mayor\u00eda de quienes lo integran son creyentes. Lo bonito es que est\u00e1 abierto a todos, incluso a personas sin afiliaci\u00f3n religiosa. \u00bfCu\u00e1l es la relaci\u00f3n entre los Focolares y la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica? El Movimiento surgi\u00f3 dentro de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica y en 1962 recibi\u00f3 el reconocimiento oficial de la Santa Sede como movimiento eclesial. Pero no se qued\u00f3 ah\u00ed: con los a\u00f1os, se extendi\u00f3 a personas de otras denominaciones cristianas, de otras religiones y tambi\u00e9n a quienes no tienen creencias religiosas. \u00bfDebo ser cristiano o cat\u00f3lico para formar parte de los Focolares? \u00a1Para nada! No es necesario ser cristiano, cat\u00f3lico ni siquiera creyente. Lo \u00fanico que importa es compartir los valores del Movimiento: amar, construir fraternidad y trabajar juntos por un mundo m\u00e1s unido. \u00bfQu\u00e9 edad debo tener para adherirme? \u00a1Aqu\u00ed caben todos! Desde ni\u00f1os hasta mayores. Hay actividades y grupos espec\u00edficos seg\u00fan las edades, las vocaciones y las etapas de la vida. Por ejemplo, existen espacios para ni\u00f1os, adolescentes, j\u00f3venes, familias, parejas o profesionales de distintos \u00e1mbitos como la educaci\u00f3n, la salud o el arte. Tambi\u00e9n hay opciones para religiosos, sacerdotes e incluso obispos. En los Focolares, siempre hay un lugar para ti. \u00bfQu\u00e9 clase de actividades se organizan? El Movimiento genera una aut\u00e9ntica \u00abcultura del dar\u00bb y de la unidad. Las actividades van desde proyectos sociales hasta encuentros juveniles, pasando por reuniones locales para compartir c\u00f3mo vivir la Palabra de Vida. Una cita destacada es la Mari\u00e1polis, el tradicional encuentro de verano que re\u00fane a personas de todas las edades y culturas en un ambiente de naturaleza y fraternidad. \u00bfCu\u00e1l es el principal objetivo de los Focolares? La unidad. Los Focolares trabajan por un di\u00e1logo real en varias \u00e1reas clave: entre personas creyentes y otras sin convicciones religiosas, entre creyentes de diversas religiones, entre cristianos de distintas Iglesias, dentro de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica y con la cultura contempor\u00e1nea. El sue\u00f1o es construir puentes, superar divisiones y avanzar juntos hacia un mundo m\u00e1s unido. \u00bfD\u00f3nde os reun\u00eds? Lo m\u00e1s habitual es que las reuniones sean locales, en peque\u00f1os grupos. Sin embargo, tambi\u00e9n se organizan encuentros regionales, nacionales e internacionales. \u00bfQu\u00e9 es un focolar? Si bien se habla de los Focolares para referirse a todo el movimiento, en sentido estricto se refiere a los focolarinos y focolarinas, personas consagradas a Dios que viven en el focolar, una peque\u00f1a comunidad formada por hombres o por mujeres y que se comprometen a vivir juntos la espiritualidad del Movimiento.\u00a0 Los focolares est\u00e1n diseminados por todo el mundo y por lo general incluyen personas de varias nacionalidades. Cada\u00a0 focolar est\u00e1 formado tambi\u00e9n por personas casadas que, aunque viven con sus familias, comparten este mismo esp\u00edritu y misi\u00f3n. \u00bfTengo que pagar una cuota o suscripci\u00f3n para formar parte de los Focolares? \u00a1En absoluto! Ser parte del Movimiento no implica cuotas ni suscripciones. Eso s\u00ed, puedes\u00a0colaborar\u00a0si lo deseas, por ejemplo, a trav\u00e9s de iniciativas como la Fundaci\u00f3n Igino Giordani o la Asociaci\u00f3n Familias Nuevas, ambas dedicadas a promover proyectos sociales y los valores del Movimiento. Adem\u00e1s, puedes apoyar la\u00a0revista LAR, que fomenta la cultura de la fraternidad en el di\u00e1logo con la sociedad civil y religiosa. 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As\u00ed llamaron en Trento (Italia) a la primera comunidad que Chiara Lubich y sus amigas m\u00e1s cercanas empezaron a formar. Desde entonces, la esencia del focolar es ser como una familia, irradiando ese calor que une. Su mensaje, inspirado en el Evangelio, ha sido comparado con un fuego que calienta corazones e ilumina mentes. \u00bfConstituyen los Focolares un movimiento religioso? No exactamente. Los Focolares constituyen un movimiento laico, aunque la mayor\u00eda de quienes lo integran son creyentes. Lo bonito es que est\u00e1 abierto a todos, incluso a personas sin afiliaci\u00f3n religiosa. \u00bfCu\u00e1l es la relaci\u00f3n entre los Focolares y la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica? El Movimiento surgi\u00f3 dentro de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica y en 1962 recibi\u00f3 el reconocimiento oficial de la Santa Sede como movimiento eclesial. Pero no se qued\u00f3 ah\u00ed: con los a\u00f1os, se extendi\u00f3 a personas de otras denominaciones cristianas, de otras religiones y tambi\u00e9n a quienes no tienen creencias religiosas. \u00bfDebo ser cristiano o cat\u00f3lico para formar parte de los Focolares? \u00a1Para nada! No es necesario ser cristiano, cat\u00f3lico ni siquiera creyente. Lo \u00fanico que importa es compartir los valores del Movimiento: amar, construir fraternidad y trabajar juntos por un mundo m\u00e1s unido. \u00bfQu\u00e9 edad debo tener para adherirme? \u00a1Aqu\u00ed caben todos! Desde ni\u00f1os hasta mayores. Hay actividades y grupos espec\u00edficos seg\u00fan las edades, las vocaciones y las etapas de la vida. Por ejemplo, existen espacios para ni\u00f1os, adolescentes, j\u00f3venes, familias, parejas o profesionales de distintos \u00e1mbitos como la educaci\u00f3n, la salud o el arte. Tambi\u00e9n hay opciones para religiosos, sacerdotes e incluso obispos. En los Focolares, siempre hay un lugar para ti. \u00bfQu\u00e9 clase de actividades se organizan? El Movimiento genera una aut\u00e9ntica \u00abcultura del dar\u00bb y de la unidad. Las actividades van desde proyectos sociales hasta encuentros juveniles, pasando por reuniones locales para compartir c\u00f3mo vivir la Palabra de Vida. Una cita destacada es la Mari\u00e1polis, el tradicional encuentro de verano que re\u00fane a personas de todas las edades y culturas en un ambiente de naturaleza y fraternidad. \u00bfCu\u00e1l es el principal objetivo de los Focolares? La unidad. Los Focolares trabajan por un di\u00e1logo real en varias \u00e1reas clave: entre personas creyentes y otras sin convicciones religiosas, entre creyentes de diversas religiones, entre cristianos de distintas Iglesias, dentro de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica y con la cultura contempor\u00e1nea. El sue\u00f1o es construir puentes, superar divisiones y avanzar juntos hacia un mundo m\u00e1s unido. \u00bfD\u00f3nde os reun\u00eds? Lo m\u00e1s habitual es que las reuniones sean locales, en peque\u00f1os grupos. Sin embargo, tambi\u00e9n se organizan encuentros regionales, nacionales e internacionales. \u00bfQu\u00e9 es un focolar? Si bien se habla de los Focolares para referirse a todo el movimiento, en sentido estricto se refiere a los focolarinos y focolarinas, personas consagradas a Dios que viven en el focolar, una peque\u00f1a comunidad formada por hombres o por mujeres y que se comprometen a vivir juntos la espiritualidad del Movimiento.\u00a0 Los focolares est\u00e1n diseminados por todo el mundo y por lo general incluyen personas de varias nacionalidades. Cada\u00a0 focolar est\u00e1 formado tambi\u00e9n por personas casadas que, aunque viven con sus familias, comparten este mismo esp\u00edritu y misi\u00f3n. \u00bfTengo que pagar una cuota o suscripci\u00f3n para formar parte de los Focolares? \u00a1En absoluto! Ser parte del Movimiento no implica cuotas ni suscripciones. Eso s\u00ed, puedes\u00a0colaborar\u00a0si lo deseas, por ejemplo, a trav\u00e9s de iniciativas como la Fundaci\u00f3n Igino Giordani o la Asociaci\u00f3n Familias Nuevas, ambas dedicadas a promover proyectos sociales y los valores del Movimiento. Adem\u00e1s, puedes apoyar la\u00a0revista LAR, que fomenta la cultura de la fraternidad en el di\u00e1logo con la sociedad civil y religiosa. 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