06 June 2025
The Ambassador of Bosnia to Italy, Amira Arifović Harms, the deputy mayor of Srebrenica and president of the committee for the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the genocide, Hamdija Fejzić, accompanied by Sadeta Suljić, visited the section dedicated to Raffaele Capasso and the spaces set up for the centenary of his birth.
On this occasion, President Michele Capasso retraced the ancient ties with Tito and Bosnia through unpublished documents and testimonies.
Particularly moving were the videos from the 1960s showing solidarity initiatives that Mayor Capasso undertook with the people of Bosnia Herzegovina.
19 May 2025
During a visit to the Naples headquarters of the "United States of the World" and the "Museum of Peace", Dr. Bruno Vespa appreciated the section of the museum dedicated to the Turin sculptor Mario Molinari.
In particular, he dwelt on the "Totem for Peace" and the House-Museum in Turin, which he described as "a triumph of joy and colour", and hoped to be able to visit it soon.
Dr Vespa was welcomed by Secretary-General Michele Capasso and other members of the Association.
19 May 2025
During a visit to the Naples headquarters of the “United States of the World” and the “Museum of Peace”, Dr Bruno Vespa visited the section of the museum dedicated to Raffaele Capasso, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.
The journalist, who had already received the book “Raffaele, the mayor”, lingered over the mayor's main stages of reconstruction, also intrigued by the fact that one of its authors, Giuseppe Tortora, is from San Sebastiano al Vesuvio.
Dr Vespa was welcomed by Secretary-General Michele Capasso and other members of the association.
19 May 2025
Bruno Vespa visited the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace, welcomed by Secretary-General Michele Capasso, Professor Giuseppe D'Antonio and other members of the institution.
Along the way, he visited the main museum sections: from the Mosque to the sacred rooms with cribs, from Mario Molinari to Don Peppe Diana, from Raffaele, the mayor to the Women artists of the Islamic world.
At the end of the visit, he expressed himself as follows:
"I am in awe of the construction of such an important institution, so precious and challenging. Entering this place truly breathes peace because of the intertwining of different peoples, religions and sensitivities: to have brought all this together impresses me and I am honoured by this recognition. I am also pleased that here, among the first supporters, is St John Paul II, my Pope whom I met in Krakow as archbishop; as I also note that Pope Leo XIV, without knowing it, in using the words “disarmed and disarming peace”, reiterated what St Leo the Great said when he disarmed Attila: the same words are present in your “Constitution” approved in November 2022".
05 May 2025
The Caponnetto Foundation's magazine "LE SENTINELLE DI NONNO NINO", dedicated mainly to students, published in its May issue the report by Secretary-General Michele Capasso on the "United States of Europe".
28 April 2025
During a meeting between the director of the Museum of Peace MAMT Pia Molinari and the director of the Museo de la Paz in Gernika - President Michele Capasso was present - the foundations were laid for a cooperation agreement between the two museums with the involvement of the Network of Museums for Peace.
28 April 2025
The United States of the World awarded the prestigious “Mediterranean Award for Peace of the Thirtieth Anniversary” to the "City-martyr" of Gernika, on the occasion of the 88th anniversary of the bombing.
The prestigious title - the “Totem for Peace” by sculptor Molinari - was presented in the "House of Culture" in Gernika by Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari to the mayor of Gernika - Lumo José Maria Gorroño Etxebarrieta. Among those present were two survivors of the massacre, Cruzita Etxabe and Maria Carmen Aguirre, citizens and representatives of the institutions.
A DELEGATION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO AT POPE FRANCIS' FUNERAL
26 April 2025
A delegation of members of the United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo attended the solemn funeral of Pope Francis.
The message issued by the Secretary General, Prof. Michele Capasso, summarised the work of the Pontiff with the phrase "THE PAPA OF ALL THE PEOPLES".
A permanent emotional journey dedicated to Pope Francis will soon be created at the Naples headquarters.
The funeral liturgy was presided over by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals.
At the end of the funeral Mass, the coffin of Pope Francis was accompanied to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.
26 April 2025
The Secretary-General of the United States of the World Prof. Michele Capasso - accompanied by Pia Molinari, Director of the Naples Museum of Peace - participated in the events of the 88th Anniversary of the bombing of Gernika on 26 April 1937.
On this occasion, Pope Francis was remembered - precisely at the time of his funeral in Rome - and joint activities were agreed upon as part of the"Peace is Action" programme, which will see Naples as the protagonist of an extraordinary event on 7 June 2025.
25 April 2025
The Secretary General of the United States of the World Prof. Michele Capasso - accompanied by Pia Molinari, Director of the Naples Museum of Peace - participated in the events of the 88th Anniversary of the bombing of Gernika on 26 April 1937 and the launch of the United Nations - UNAOC programme "Appeal for peace, against all wars for the respect of international law".
On this occasion, round tables were held on various topics: Peace, Civil Society, Youth, Women.
On this occasion, joint activities were agreed upon as part of the "Peace is Action" programme, which will see Naples as the protagonist of an extraordinary event on 7 June 2025.