President Michele Capasso and the members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and its branch offices express their deepest condolences on the passing, at the age of 96, of Don Antonio Mazzi: one of the Fondazione Mediterraneo’s earliest supporters, and a priest, educator and activist among the best known in Italy for his commitment to young people and the marginalised. He had founded Exodus, the organisation which for over forty years has been supporting young people in their battle against drug addiction.
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22 July 2026
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Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
Around midday, having left the Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity in Vallepietra, Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Monastery of St Benedict in Subiaco, where the St Blaise House of Prayer – founded by Sister Maria Pia Giudici – is located.
“It was moving to see Pope Leo XIV in the places dearest to my heart, where I spent many years in the company of Sister Maria Pia Giudici,” said Secretary-General Michele Capasso.
After meditating before the fresco of St Francis and kissing the knee of the statue of St Benedict, as is traditional, the Pontiff recited the Lord’s Prayer. Finally, he went up to the Monastery of Saint Scholastica, where he stayed for lunch with the Benedictine community and visited the cloisters and the convent.
“The Benedictine community of Subiaco welcomes with joy and gratitude the visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to the Sacred Monasteries, the place where Saint Benedict began his spiritual journey.” These were the words of the Ordinary Abbot of Subiaco, Dom Mauro Meacci, a friend of the United States of the World and of Secretary-General Michele Capasso.
In the visitors’ book at the Monastery of St Benedict, the Pope wrote: “Ora et labora… The witness of the Benedictine monks is valuable and so important in the Church and in today’s world. I thank this community for its wonderful welcome, and I invite you to pray together with the whole Church for peace in the world. With my blessing. On the feast of St Mary Magdalene”.
In the guest book of the Monastery of Saint Scholastica, he wrote: “I thank the Lord for the grace of being able to visit this holy place, on the liturgical feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, the first to proclaim the Lord’s Resurrection.”
The president and members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo express their condolences on the passing of Angela Salomone, who died today aged 89. She was the life partner, muse and confidante of Mimmo Jodice, with whom she shared over sixty years of their personal and artistic journey. A graduate of the Università degli Studi di Roma “L’Orientale” and a lecturer in English literature, she supported the photographer from the very beginning, playing a decisive role in his development. Discreet yet indispensable, she accompanied him in his creative explorations and at major international exhibitions, becoming both his interpreter and his guiding light.
The Boards of Directors of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Fondazione United States of the World ETS have authorised Artè to purchase 20 works by the Egyptian master Fathi Hassan at cost price.