Cardijn Community International welcomes Pope Francis
Somyot with his son and daughter after release
Former Thailand YCW fulltime worker, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, has been released from prison in Bangkok.
He was released on Monday 30 April after serving seven years in jail for lese majeste and defamation while editing a political magazine, The Voice...
"Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor" by Leonardo Boff (Orbis Books, New York, 1997)
As it has done each year since 2005, CCI will celebrate its New Pentecost event again this year by focusing on the theme "Ecology" on Pentecost Sunday 20 May.As decided at the CCI International Council in 2016, the...
Through his communication of the 17th October 2017, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin conveys the message of Pope Francis to ICYCW, IYCW and CCI.
In this message, Pope Francis appreciates the devoted sentiments that prompted us to write to him about the important work of those young...
With Philippes YCS members
Asia's Nobel Peace Prize equivalent, the Ramon Magsaysay Award has gone to Singaporean former YCW leader, Tony Tay, for his work in creating the Willing Hearts movement.
Tony grew the movement from 11 volunteers in 2003 to some 300 volunteers at present. It has one one...
Friday 25 August marks the 60th anniversary of the Rome Pilgrimage organised by the International Young Christian Workers (Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne) movement.
The 1957 Rome Pilgrimage, attended by 32,000 young workers from every continent, also foreshadowed the future World Youth Days launched...
It is 50 years since Cardijn left us.
24th July 2017 marks the 50th death anniversary of a man who showed us a way of life and changed the way the world and the Church looked at young people.
The main focus of Cardijn's message was 'human dignity'.
Ceaseless commitment in the service of humanity...
Luc Cortebeeck / ILO / Flickr / CC 2.0
The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has elected former Belgian KAJ (JOC-YCW leader, Luc Cortebeeck, as its Chairperson for 2017-18.
He has also been President of the ILO Workers’ Group and Vice-President of the ILO Governing...
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