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FONDAZIONE JOINS WORLD SOCIAL FORUM. MORE THAN 70.000 PARTICIPANTS
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24 March 2015
A delegation of Fondazione Mediterraneo joined the World Social Forum held in Tunis. After Porto Alegre, the Forum took place in Campus Hached El Manar, ten days after the attack to the Museum Bardo. At the slogan “People of the whole world united for freedom, equality, social justice and peace. In support of Tunisian people and all victims of terrorism, against every form of oppression.” more than 70.000 people joined seminars, conferences, workshop and different cultural events which were addressing topics linked to the hanno partecipato a seminari, convegni, workshop ed eventi culturali diversi, con tematiche connesse all’altermondialismo. The Forum ended Saturday 28 March 2015 with the Palestinian people solidarity. The death of migrants in the Mediterranean sea was one of the most discussed topics. The mothers of Tunisians who lose their lives after the 2011 revolution are asking again to Europe to: "Give back our children". There are more than five hundred Tunisian mothers who are in search of their sons whom have become "desaparecidos" during their travel to Italy. The grief of Tunisian mother is partaken also by Middle American ones. At Tunis there was also Marta Sánchez Soler, coordinator of Middle American Migrant Movement which intends to focus the attention to lost people in the world and build a global network between Tunisian, Algerian and Plaza de Mayo mothers at the hopefully and yelling the slogan: “ They took them alive and we want them back alive.” At Tunis Forum mothers partook their grief and struggle towards the institutions which are trying to distort the truth. In the pictures and in the faces which mothers held in their hands there is the will to take identity and give back identity and give human form to the data: these are the efforts of European civil society and Tunisian one which thanks to the Forum had the occasion to become one thing. The aim is to “build a Mediterranean space and make it be a space in which dignity, social justice and rights for all are ensured”.
Particular appreciation was addressed to the efforts made by the Mediterranean Foundation >to restore dignity to migrants died in the sea, in particular the recent implementation of the " Totem of Peace with the urn of Migrants Unknown".
OPENING CEREMONY OF SHORT MOVIES FESTIVAL FOR YOUTH "YOUFILMAKER"
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22 March 2015
Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari joined the opening ceremony of the short movies festival for youth "Youfilmaker".POPE FRANCIS IN SCAMPIA: YOU ARE A LONG HISTORY PEOPLE, IN YOU THE SOURCES OF JOY AND HAPPINESS ARE HOSTED
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21 March 2015
Pope Francis started from Scampia his pastoral visit in Naples and met people of various social categories.
His words touched in a particular way the people joined the meeting.
You are a long history people –the Holy Father said - touched by complex and tragic events. Life in Naples has never been easy, but it has never been that sad too! This is such a good treasure of you: the joy, the happiness. The daily life in this city, with all its difficulties, disadvantages and sometimes also with its harsh tests, is creator of a “life culture” which helps to stand up after every fall and do what is possible to not let the evil win.This is an interesting challenge: It is the hope and, you are aware of it, this good treasure, this “driving force of the soul”, is so precious as exposed to robbery and assaults.
POPE FRANCIS PRAYS IN FRONT OF MADONNA DEL ROSARIO
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21 March 2015
The Holy Father Francis left by helicopter from Vatican heliport and went to Naples and Pompeii for His Pastoral Visit.
He arrived a few minutes before 8 and He was welcomed in the Meeting Area of Pompeii Shrine by Eminence Mons. Tommaso Caputo, Pompeii Archbishop and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine, along with the Mayor of the city, Mr. Nando Uliano.
The Holy Father went by car to the Shrine, where he was welcomed by Mons. Pasquale Mocerino. The Pope said the “Little Supplication” in front of the icon of Blessed Virgin Mary of Santo Rosario. Before to take the helicopter in His coming back to Naples, the Pope greeted from the Shrine the devotees present in the square and whom prayed all the night long.
Here you are the Pope’s words:
Thank you so much for your warm welcome. We all prayed Virgin Mary in order to let her bless all of us: me, you and the whole world. We need Her to put an eyes on you. And I invite you to pray for me, don’t forget it. Now I invite you to say a Hail Mary to the Virgin Mary and after I’ll bless you.
POPE FRANCIS IN NAPLES: HOLY FATHER’S EUCHARISTIC CONCELEBRATION AND HOMILY IN PLEBISCITO SQUARE
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21 March 2015
The Holy Father concelebrated Holy Mass in Plebiscito square plenty of devotees, after His tour by papa mobile, surrounded by a crowd coming from Scampia neighbourhood.
The Holy Father Pope Francis led the Eucharistic Concelebration for the devotees of Naples diocese. At His arrival greeted the Bishops and exponents of the other Church presents in Naples.
At the end of the Holy Mass, Naples Archbishop Card. Crescenzio Sepe greeted the Pope.
POPE FRANCIS IN NAPLES: VISIT AT POGGIOREALE “GIUSEPPE SALVIA” DETENTION CENTER AND LUNCHEON WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF DETAINEES
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21 March 2015
At 13 o’clock the Holy Father went to Poggioreale “Giuseppe Salvia” Detention Center where He was welcomed by its Director Dr.Antonio Fullone, by Commander, Dr. Gaetano Diglio, and by the Chaplain, Don Franco Esposito.
During His walk towards the chapel Pope Francis greeted the representatives of Direction, Penitentiary Police and employed and detaineed of Detention Center. He had luncheon with representatives of detaineed in the church present in the Detention Center. The speech given by the Pope during the visit is available at the following link.
POPE FRANCIS IN NAPLES: MEETING WITH THE CLERGY, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND PERMANENT DEACONS GATHERED IN THE CATHEDRAL
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21 March 2015
In the afternoon, before leaving the archbishop’s palace, the Pope greeted Auxiliary Bishops of Naples and Member of Secretary and Organisational Committee of the Visit.
He went to the Cathedral for the meeting with the Clergy, Men and Women Religious, Permanent Deacons and people from the seminary.
In the Chapel of Santa Restituta the Pope lighted up a votive candle before the Madonna del Principio whereas in the Cathedral He venerated San Gennaro relics.
During the meeting which also diocese’s Cloistered sisters joined, after the questions addressed by Episcopal Vicarial for Clergy and Episcopal Vicarial for Consecrated Life.
POPE FRANCIS IN NAPLES: MEETING WITH SICK IN GESU’ NUOVO BASILICA
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21 March 2015
The Holy Father, once left the Cathedral, went to Gesù Nuovo Basilica and met with sick.
POPE FRANCIS IN NAPLES: MEETING WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES AT CARACCIOLO SEAFRONT
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21 March 2015
At 17 o’clock, Holy Father Francis met youth and families at Caracciolo Seafront. The Pope answered to the questions of a young lady, a 95 years lady and those of a couple of spouses.
The conversation between the devotees and Holy Father is available at the following link.
POPE FRANCIS IN NAPLES AND THE MONUMENT DEDICATED TO THE UNKNOWN MIGRANT. “MIGRANTS ARE NOT SECOND CLASS CITIZENS”
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21 March 2015
During His pastoral visit the Holy Father Francis dedicated particular attention to the migrants.
His words were:
I would like to answer to the sister who spoke in behalf of migrants and homeless people.
She asked for a word which ensures that migrants too are citizens and God’s sons. Is it necessary to arrive at this point? Are migrants second class human beings? We owe let our migrant sisters and brothers that they are citizens as us, God’s sons, they are migrants as us, because we are all migrants to somewhere and maybe we all arrive it. Nobody has to lose the road. We are all migrants, we are all sons of a God who put us in walk. It is not possible to say: “Migrants are in this way and we are in this way”. No! We are all migrants, we are all walking a path. This sentence is not written on a book, but is in our flesh, life path which ensures us that we are migrants, we are all walking and this ensure us that in Jesus we are all sons of God, beloved, desired and saved. Let’s think about this: we are all migrants in the life path, nobody as a stable house in this world, everyone has to go. And we have to go to God: one by one or as that old clever man: “Yes, of course, you can start going, I’ll come as last.”
These words had been pronounced just few minutes before the departure of the Holy Father while he was passing before the Monument with the urn of the “Unknown Migrant” , blessing the participants. In the monument has been hosted the urn with the remains of the “Unknown Migrant”.