Communita di Sant'Egidio

Piazza S. Egidio 3/a
00153 Rome
Italy

Phone: 39-06-899-2234
Fax: 39-06-580-0197
E-mail: info@santegidio.org
Internet: www.santegidio.org

Sant'Egidio, founded in 1968, is a Catholic International Association recognized by the Holy See in 1986. Present on all five continents, it has more than 30,000 members. It tries to reconcile social commitment with a strong evangelical life, at both personal and community levels. Sant'Egidio emphasizes prayer, living the gospel, helping the poor, and ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. On the international scene, Sant'Egidio has been active in southern and eastern Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central America, and Europe, particularly in the Balkans, contributing with projects to overcome starvation and war. In Mozambique and Guatemala, Sant'Egidio played an important role in peace negotiations that brought an end to the conflicts in those countries.