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In accordance of the female presidency there is a male vice-president, at this moment Jésus Moran.
This is outdated and uses the wrong office title. Under the movement’s statutes the role is co-president, not vice-president, and since March 12, 2026 that post has been held by Roberto Almada, not Jesús Morán.
Full reasoning
The Focolare Movement’s official About Us page says its president is paired with “a male co-president” and identifies the current officeholders as Margaret Karram and Roberto Almada. An official March 13, 2026 Focolare press release further states that Roberto Almada was elected Co-President on March 12, 2026, and that he succeeds Jesús Morán, who completed his final term. So the article is incorrect on both the title of the office (co-president, not vice-president) and on the person currently holding it.
2 sources
- About Us - Movimento dei Focolari
According to the General Statutes of the Focolare Movement, its president will always be a lay woman, with a male co-president. The current president is Margaret Karram and the co-president is Roberto Almada.
- Margaret Karram re-elected as leader of the Focolare Movement and Roberto Almada, new Co-President - Movimento dei Focolari
The new Co-President is Roberto Almada... He succeeds Jesús Morán, who has completed his second and final term.
help found the movement's main journal, New City Press, in 1964
This conflates two different Focolare publications. New City Press is a publishing house, while the movement’s magazine/journal is Città Nuova, which official Focolare sources say began in 1956.
Full reasoning
Official Focolare sources distinguish Città Nuova from New City Press. The movement’s main publication is described as “'Città Nuova' magazine” on the Focolare website, and another official Focolare page says Città Nuova has existed since 1956. By contrast, the Focolare site for Great Britain identifies New City Press as a sister publishing house in North America, not as the movement’s journal. So this sentence incorrectly labels New City Press as the movement’s main journal and mixes it up with Città Nuova.
3 sources
- About Us - Movimento dei Focolari
16 publishing houses around the world; 'Città Nuova' magazine with 32 editions in 21 languages.
- 50 years with Città Nuova - Movimento dei Focolari
Città Nuova, one of our first initiatives and the publication that has linked us together since the time of its birth in 1956, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
- New City Publishing | Great Britain
New City's sister publishing house in North America is called New City Press.
Città Nuova, 37 editions worldwide
The current official Focolare figures are lower. Focolare’s own website says Città Nuova now has 32 editions in 21 languages, not 37 editions worldwide.
Full reasoning
The Focolare Movement’s current official materials do not support the claim of 37 editions worldwide. The movement’s About Us page says “'Città Nuova' magazine [has] 32 editions in 21 languages,” and a January 2026 official anniversary message repeats that today there are 32 editions in 21 languages. That makes the infobox figure of 37 editions outdated/inaccurate.
2 sources
- About Us - Movimento dei Focolari
16 publishing houses around the world; 'Città Nuova' magazine with 32 editions in 21 languages.
- Margaret Karram: “Città Nuova”, an important instrument of change - Movimento dei Focolari
As the Movement spread throughout the world, editions were launched in different countries. Today there are 32 editions in 21 languages, both in print and online.
New City Press, established in 1964, is the official publishing house for the Focolare Movement
This misidentifies New City Press. Official Focolare sources describe New City Press as a North American sister publishing house, while the movement says it has multiple publishing houses worldwide rather than one single official press.
Full reasoning
Current Focolare materials do not describe New City Press as the movement’s single official publishing house. The movement’s official About Us page says there are “16 publishing houses around the world”. The Focolare site in Great Britain identifies New City Press specifically as “New City's sister publishing house in North America.” That means New City Press is one publishing house within the broader Focolare publishing network, not the official publishing house for the whole movement.
2 sources
- About Us - Movimento dei Focolari
16 publishing houses around the world; 'Città Nuova' magazine with 32 editions in 21 languages.
- New City Publishing | Great Britain
New City's sister publishing house in North America is called New City Press.