Frei Luciano

Friar Luciano (Francesco Gullo) is the director general of the Fraternity – International Humanitarian Federation (FFHI), formed by a global team of volunteer humanitarian workers with 35 years of experience in social and humanitarian service practicing and spreading brotherhood; contributing to the expansion of the consciousness of human beings, to the experience of peace and love, to selfless service, the expression of new standards of conduct and constructive relationship with all expressions of nature.

Since 1989, Friar Luciano has been a member of the Figueira Community, located in Brazil.

Luciano dedicated his life, experience, and knowledge to developing services and activities, including public lectures, for the benefit of awakening human consciousness and inner values.

As an instructor and writer, Friar Luciano plays an important role in passing on knowledge to all members of the Light Communities through his public lectures, books, and recorded conferences.

The reflections and knowledge conveyed combine elements of philosophy with a spirituality applied to daily life, in the midst of a world situation of contradiction that we are all experiencing.

Member of the permanent board of the Fraternity – International Humanitarian Federation (FIHF) which oversees its twenty-five affiliates globally.

As Director General of Fraternity-Humanitarian, he personally monitors all sectors of intervention and services provided, including, since August 2017, the Roraima humanitarian mission in Brazil, along with Operation Acolhida, the Brazilian government’s humanitarian response to Venezuelan migration, in partnership with UNHCR until December 2021.

In May 2021, inaugurated in Roraima the Center for Indigenous Culture and Training (CCFI) developed by the Fraternity – Humanitarian in continuous expansion of its initiatives to train the indigenous population together with Operation Acolhida.

Friar Luciano is a key liaison actor between humanitarian actors, local governments, the private sector, building and inspiring partnerships to implement lasting and dignified solutions for migrant populations and local communities.

In 2020 and 2021, respectively, he was appointed focal point of the Esfera and INEE Humanitarian Standards in Brazil and Portugal, as well as recognized as an NGDO by the Camões Institute in Portugal, and in 2022 invited to be part of the board of the Esfera Association in Geneva.

Luciano has given more than a thousand lectures, inside and outside the Luz de Figueira Community, at a national and international level; he is the author of two books.