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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”.
THE TOTEM OF PEACE WITH THE URN OF UNKNOWN MIGRANT IN OCCASION OF THE 150° ANNIVERSARY OF PORT CAPTAINCY – GUARD COAST
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21 March 2015
Saturday 21 March 2015 at 19 o’clock, after a moment of common prayer, the urn with the remains of “Unknown Migrant” was blessed. The urn was put in the “Totem of Peace” which has been realised in Naples Harbour as a symbol of the migrants who lost their lives in the sea.
The project of the artwork dates back to the 2011, when the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean – under which are gathered Mediterranean Countries- and other international institutions – decided to celebrate the 21 March as “Day of the Mediterranean and the Migrant”.
The International Committee of Fondazione Mediterraneo, on date 2 July 2014, decided to dedicate the “Totem of Peace” with the remains of the “Unknown Migrant” to all migrants who lost their dignity, freedom and peace. This was a promise made to Francis Pope in occasion of His first visit in Lampedusa in July 2013, promise made in order to fight the so called “globalization of indifference” and focus the attention on our brothers lost in the sea.
The artwork of the sculptor Molinari – love and hope message – has been installed in the square of the Maritime Station of Naples Port, from where in the last century, thousands of migrants left in order to find work and dignity.
Fondazione Mediterraneo donated it to Port Captaincy – Coast Guard in occasion of the 150° anniversary of their establishment (1865-2015), as a sign of their being grateful to the 11.000 men and women who everyday risk their lives in order to save migrants from hunger and violence.
The urn coming from Lampedusa will be put in the “Totem of Peace”, as a fraternity gesture towards victims of the sea. The men who will put the urn in the totem will the members of Port Captaincy- Coast Guard –to who Francis Pope – welcoming a delegation in Vatican on 17 February–addressed with these words:
“I do admire you, I mean it: I feel little if I compare myself to the job you do every day, risking your lives and I really thank you for this. I support you as much as I can: with prayers, supportive words and love.”.
A GIUSEPPE CANNARILE IL PREMIO "PORTATORE DI PACE" (EN)
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21 March 2015
È stato consegnato al Comandante della Guardia Costiera di Lampedusa, Giuseppe Cannarile, il Premio Mediterraneo "Portatore di Pace": per l'impegno profuso nel salvare vite umane nel Mediterraneo e nell'assistenza ai migranti in fuga da guerre e carestie ed in cerca di dignità e libertà.FONDAZIONE IS IN MOURNING WITH TURIN CITY
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19 March 2015
Fondazione Mediterraneo, with his president Michele Capasso and other members from International Committee, is close to Turin City and to the relatives of victims in the bombing at Bardo Museum in Tunis. We are sympathetic with Fassino Major and Region’s President Chiamparino.
FONDAZIONE PARTAKES OF THE SORROW OF TUNISIAN PEOPLE
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18 March 2015
The president of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, Directorate Board members, International Committee members , branches ones and director of Maison du Maghreb Arabe and all the members and volunteers and partners partake of the sorrow of Tunisian People – in particular of the close friend Naceur Mestiri, Ambassador in Rome – condemning the coward bombing which caused the death of innocent tourists and damaged the running and delicate process towards democratisation.
FOUNDATION IS CLOSE TO OUR TUNISIAN FRIENDS
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18 March 2015
In this terrible and shocking moment we have no words to express our feelings.
We can only express our solidarity and will to build a more peaceful Mediterranean.
Our commitment and our efforts – started 25 years ago –are the better and prompt answer in order to annihilate the terrorists who want to obstacle the fulfillment of a democratic transition in Tunisia.
In this moment we are close and supportive to Tunisian people.
Michele Capasso
CORTEN PROTECTS THE MONUMENT WITH THE URN OF UNKNOWN MIGRANT
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12 March 2015
The “Totem of Peace” with the urn of the “Unknown Migrant” and taking place in Naples harbour is covered with “Corten” who makes it change colour according to the light. The rust idea- or patina – states the “abandon” and, at the same time, the “protection”: to signify migrants don’t have to be left alone and thanks to them we will be able to give birth to a mixed society.
THE TOTEM OF PEACE WITH THE URN OF UNKNOWN MIGRANT HAS BEEN COMPLETED
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11 March 2015
It has been completed in the scheduled time the construction of “Totem of Peace” with the urn of “Unknown Migrant”, gifted to Port Captaincy – Guard Coast in occasion of their 150˚Anniversary. The urn with the remains of “Unknown Migrant” – coming from Lampedusa – will be put in the monument on 21 March 2015, Day dedicated to Mediterranean and Migrants.
THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE: 60 YEARS OF RULE
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25 February 2015
In the occasion of the 60° anniversary of the rule of the mayor Raffaele Capasso (started in 1955), a meeting moderated by the journalist Gabriella Fancelli was held. Joined the meeting the mayors who replaced Raffaele Capasso along with the prof. Ugo Leone, president of Parco del Vesuvio and others.