Launched 25 years ago, the Politics for Unity Movement continues to challenge politicians to put human rights before personal interests. The initiative was inspired by Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement.
MARIO BRUNO
President, Politics for Unity Movement
“Can we live out the Gospel in politics? My response, based on my experience, but also on the experience of many others, is that we can. It's a practical way to do politics.”
Earlier in May, Pope Francis publicly congratulated the Movement on their 25th anniversary.
POPE FRANCIS
“I greet the members of the Political Movement for Unity founded by Chiara Lubich 25 years ago: Best wishes and well done, working at the service of good politics!”
Good politics means, above all, serving the common good. As the Movement's President Mario Bruno explains, this requires understanding the needs of the poor.
MARIO BRUNO
President, Politics for Unity Movement
“By understanding the needs of the poor, we can provide an answer for everyone. From this understanding emerges a model politician, who does not worry about his or her career, but works for the common good.”
The needs of the poor during the Covid-19 pandemic go beyond food and money. That's why the Politics for Unity Movement is preparing to launch an initiative to make Covid-19 vaccines accessible to everyone, with special attention to marginalized populations.
MARIO BRUNO
President, Politics for Unity Movement
“In this crisis, which is a social, political, economic and environmental one, I think there is a new ability to take responsibility, to care, for others. By bringing together local and global actions. We've seen, now more than ever, how local decisions influence the rest of the world, and vice versa, how global decisions impact individual communities.”
The Politics for Unity Movement challenges politicians to a more noble form of politics, one that takes seriously the politician's responsibility to represent the people, and to serve the common good.
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