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POPE FRANCIS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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03 February 2019
"It was a great emotion to see Pope Francis here in the United Arab Emirates - said President Michele Capasso - and with the Fondazione Mediterraneo we are happy to have been among the historical actors of this process. The 120 thousand Catholics who took part in the first open mass celebrated by a Pope in the Arabian peninsula on Tuesday morning are the clear demonstration of the success of Francis' trip to Abu Dhabi. More than solemn speeches and signatures in front of the flashes of photographers, it is the very presence of Francis in this land that is decisive. If the document on human brotherhood signed at the Founder's memorial really goes down in history, it will be seen over the years. In the document the good intentions are many and ambitious that if put into practice would certainly lead to universal peace. This will not happen and the signatories know it first. But it's something, a step. The developments will be seen in a month and a half, when Francesco will continue the tour in Islam by visiting Morocco ".
Memorable words of Pope Francis:
"Even today, in the name of God, in order to safeguard peace, we need to come together as one family into an ark that can sail the stormy seas of the world: the ark of brotherhood. ... Enemy of the brotherhood is individualism, which translates into the will to affirm oneself and one's group over others. It is a trap that threatens all aspects of life, even the highest and innate prerogative of man, that is, openness to transcendence and religiosity. True religiosity consists in loving God with all our heart and neighbor as ourselves. Religious conduct therefore needs to be continually purified by the recurring temptation to judge other enemies and adversaries. Each creed is called to overcome the gap between friends and enemies, to assume the perspective of Heaven, which embraces men without privileges and discrimination ".
GLOBAL CONFERENCE OF “HUMAN FRATERNITY”
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03 February 2019
The International Conference on Fraternity (Global Conference of Human Fraternity) promoted by the Council of Elders, Council of Muslim Wise Men, chaired by Shaykh al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyib and founded in Abu Dhabi in 2014, took place in Abu Dhabi from 3 to 4 February 2019.
A delegation from the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Anna Lindh Italia Federation took part in these days at the historic visit of Pope Francis to the Emirates and to the interreligious meeting "Human Fraternity", to which the pope gave his contribution.
Before the Pope's arrival, 500 religious leaders from all over the world have already gathered, who have discussed in 21 workshops with 60 speakers, of whom 30 are Muslims and 30 are the majority of Christian churches.
European Islamic delegations came from Ukraine, Algeria, Lebanon, Mauritania, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Croatia, Russia, India, Italy and Pakistan.
The international meeting in Abu Dhabi was opened by high-ranking members of the Islamic world, including Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance of the UAE.
In addition to Orthodox, Oriental and Protestant Christian authorities, the Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Mgr. Miguel Ayuso, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, former Custos of the Holy Land, the Franciscan friar from Jerusalem Ibrahim Faltas and others.
The chief rabbi of Poland, rav. Michael Schudrich.
Three main themes discussed in the two days of meetings, in turn divided into sub-topics. The first, "Principles of Human Fraternity" has been divided into "Consolidating the notion of citizenship", "Combat extremism", "Promoting dialogue" and "Defending the rights of the oppressed and the persecuted", the second theme, "The main challenges facing the human brotherhood in the world", includes "Lack of human conscience", "Exclusion of religious morality", "Diffusion of individualism and materialism "and" Religious and ethnic fanaticism ".
Finally, the third macro-theme, "Joint responsibility for realizing human fraternity", discusses "Common responsibility for achieving global peace", "Responsibility of international and humanitarian organizations", "Role of educational, cultural and media organizations and institutions in the construction and diffusion of the brotherhood "and de" The role of young people of different religious and cultural backgrounds in achieving these objectives ".
The president Michele Capasso di is said particularly excited:
"The visit of Pope Francis is a dream come true; for 30 years we have been working for interreligious dialogue and today I see many protagonists who took part in Foundation events: from Cardinal Pietro Parolin to Jamal Sanna Al Swaidi, from Ibrahim Faltas to Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from Yahia Pallavicini to many others who believed in this process. I remember the meeting with Cardinal Parolin and a delegation from the United Arab Emirates in June 2014 when we proposed this visit ".
FROM VASTO TO THE MUSEUM OF PEACE
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03 February 2019
Many visitors to the museum including some from Vasto: great emotion and appreciation.
PRESENTATION OF THE MUSEUM AND THE WORLD PEACE FORUM TO THE STUDENTS OF THE IMA
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30 January 2019
The President Michele Capasso presented to the students of the first and second secondary school of the Mary Help of Christians Institute of Naples-Vomero the Museum of Peace - MAMT and the World Peace Forum.
The students have shown a preparation on current problems and extraordinary humanity, challenging the new media and social media when they cancel the joy of human relationships.
Welcomed by President Michele Capasso and the Museum staff, they were able to reflect on the themes of peace.
THE PRESIDENT CAPASSO AND THE SENATOR LUMIA INTERVENED TO THE MEETING WITH THE STUDENTS ON THE THEMES OF MIGRATION AND LEGALITY
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30 January 2019
President Michele Capasso and Senator Giuseppe Lumia took part in a meeting with the students of the first and second level secondary school of the Maria Ausiliatrice Institute of Naples-Vomero for a reflection on migrations, legality and interculturality as a way that leads to peace. Through the meeting with young people the most important issues of this historical moment were addressed.
VISIT OF THE STUDENTS OF THE INSTITUTE MARIA AUSILIATRICE AT THE MUSEUM
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30 January 2019
The students of the first and second level secondary school of the Maria Ausiliatrice Institute of Naples-Vomero accompanied by the principal Sister Anna Rita visited the Museum of Peace - MAMT on the eve of the Feast of St. John Bosco.
With the cry “We wish to live in color with the heart of Don Bosco” reflected on the richness of dialogue between cultures and on interculturality as a way to peace.
Welcomed by President Michele Capasso and the Museum staff, they were able to visit the various museum sections and the emotional itineraries dedicated to Don Bosco and to Mother Mazzarello with the Chapel of the Saint of the young.
THE PRESIDENT CAPASSO SPEAKS MIGRATION AND INTERCULTURALITY TO THE STUDENTS OF THE IMA
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29 January 2019
The President Capasso has carried out a report on the themes of migration and interculturality to the students of the first and second level secondary school of the Maria Ausiliatrice Institute of Naples-Vomero.
"Dialogue between cultures and interculturality is the fundamental pillar for peace - said Capasso - and through the encounter with witnesses and the comparison with individual experiences it is possible to understand an epoch-making phenomenon that will only be resolved by transforming the concept of tolerance in that of coexistence ".
At the end of the meeting the students attended the projection of the video of the emotional journey "Voices of the Migrants" of the Museum of Peace – MAMT.
PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE MONDOMANIA PROJECT
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29 January 2019
The pupils of the first and second level secondary school of the Maria Ausiliatrice Institute of Naples-Vomero reflected on the richness of the dialogue between cultures and on interculturality as a way that leads to peace. Through the meeting with witnesses, the comparison in thematic workshops and the presentation of their works at the Fondazione Mediterraneo - for 30 years engaged in the dialogue between cultures - and the Museum of Peace - MAMT have been able to make an intense journey through interculturality and compare individual experiences.
Welcomed by President Michele Capasso and the Museum staff, they were able to reflect for two days on cultural identity, intercultural dialogue, integration, harmony of differences, knowledge of the structural mechanisms at the origin of the current imbalances between nations and continents and the tools to combat them. various levels in the cultural, political, economic and social fields.
STUDENTS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES BRING THE PLATES OF THE MUSEUM OF PEACE
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28 January 2019
At the cry of "Viva the Peace", students from various countries brought their plates in all the languages of the "Museum of Peace - MAMT" which are now placed on the windows on the ground floor of Piazza Municipio, Via Depretis and Calata San Marco.
THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO AT THE THEATRICAL SHOW “WINSTON vs CHURCHILL”
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28 January 2019
The president prof. Michele Capasso and the prof. Maurizio Iaccarino attended the theatrical show "Winston vs. Churchill" with Giuseppe Battiston and Maria Roveran, directed by Paola Rota.
Taken from "Churchill, the vice of democracy" by Carlo G. Gabardini tells an unpublished Churchill.
Is it possible that a man alone can change the world? What makes it capable of changing the course of history, of intervening on the flow of events by modifying them? What allows him not to succumb to the gears? The ability to read reality? The context? The bravery? Intellectual strength? Giuseppe Battiston meets the figure of Churchill, brings it on stage, reinvents it, investigates the mystery of man through the magic of theater, without ever losing the powerful sense of irony. "Better to make the news than to receive them, better to be an actor than a critic." Of all this speaks the text of Charles G. Gabardini, which shows Churchill in a dreamlike present in which his whole existence is co-present and ends up speaking to us and us today with a disarming precision.
At the end of the show President Capasso proposed to perform a representation in the Churchill Hall of the Museum of Peace - MAMT and to nominate Battistoni at the next edition of the "Mediterranean Award".