The Central Committee meets Sant'Egidio

On 10th July, the Chaplain-President and Vice-President met Mr Mario Marazziti, journalist, deputy in the Italian Parliament and a member of the Community of Sant'Egidio, in St John's Church Gent. They discussed the initiative of the Recognised Religions in 2018 to work with Sant'Egidio to set up a Humanitarian Corridor from the civil war in Syria to Belgium:

https://www.santegidio.be/fr/couloirs-humanitaires-santegidio-dresse-un-premier-bilan/

This involved a Syrian Muslim refugee family being looked after by St John's Gent for one year. On the agenda for this meeting was the possibility of undertaking a second edition of the Couloir Humanitaire Belgique.

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