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POPE FRANCIS RECEIVES THE FIRST COPY OF THE BOOK "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD. A HISTORY TRULY OF GOD"
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16 October 2024
Secretary General Professor Michele Capasso - accompanied by Pia Molinari - during a cordial meeting with Pope Francis dedicated the first copy of the book "United States of the World. A History Truly of God".
A large part of the one thousand two hundred pages - testifying to the choral action carried out by the "United States of the World" over the last forty years - is dedicated to Pope Francis.
The Pontiff lingered at length flipping through the pages in which, with a selection of images accompanying the text, the main stages of his pontificate are witnessed: the meeting with SG Capasso in Luján (Argentina) in 2008, the first trip to Lampedusa in 2013 and the meeting with members of the "United States of the World" engaged on the island in the "Peace Laboratories", the trips to Manila and other parts of the world, up to the recent trips to Asia, Oceania, Luxembourg and Belgium.
Moved, the Holy Father relived many significant moments: from the meeting for inter-religious dialogue in Abu Dhabi (September 2019) to the solitude of the "Way of the Cross in St. Peter's Square" (April 2020); from his dialogues with Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini to his incessant appeals for peace, against all wars; from his meeting in the Vatican with Shimon Peres, Abu Mazen and Bartholomew I (June 2014) to his recent visit to Venice with young people (April 2024); from his weeping before the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome (December 2022) to his participation in the G7 in Puglia (June 2024); from his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II (April 2014) to his meeting with the Salesians in Turin (June 2024); from the Naples Colloquium on the Mediterranean (June 2019) to his meeting with the Jesuits in Belgium (September 2024); from his visit to the "Totem for Peace" in the port of Naples with the urn of the "Unknown Migrant" (March 2015) to his prayers in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
At the end of the meeting, Pope Francis thanked for the "filial devotion" and personally took the book, thanking for the "precious gift", calling it "This is the Book of the Heart". Then, turning to Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari he exclaimed:
‘Read my new encyclical in the coming days, it is dedicated precisely to the Heart of Jesus... and do not forget to pray for me!’
POPE FRANCIS RECEIVES THE BAG OF THE MOTHERS OF GAZA
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16 October 2024
On the occasion of the meeting with Pope Francis, Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari donated to the Holy Father a canvas bag made by the mothers of Gaza who have had children killed by the conflict: on the bag, in addition to the flag of the United States of the World’, is written “Holy Father help us, we pray for you!”.
GAETANO PESCE'S "SCULPTURE" IN FRONT OF THE FOUNDATION'S HEADQUARTERS
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10 October 2024
Gaetano Pesce's "sculpture" was inaugurated in front of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and MAMT Museum of Peace headquarters.
Perplexity and controversy surround the interpretation of the work dedicated to Pulcinella.
THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD VISITING MOLINARI'S SCULPTURE "CONCERT OF WORDS"
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10 October 2024
A delegation from the "United States of the World" visited in Turin - near the Regina Margherita Hospital (Piazza Polonia, at the height of the Corso Spezia subway exit, in District 8) - the work by sculptor Mario Molinari entitled "Concert of Words".
"The magic of the sculptor of colour, author of the Totem for Peace, symbol of the United States of the World", continues, said Secretary General Michele Capasso, emphasising the complexity of the monumental work's construction and its symbolic meaning of “warming” the hearts of sick children who, looking out of the windows, immerse themselves in a “world of colours”.
ANNIVERSARIES AT THE MUSEUM: THE CENTENARY OF MARCELLO MASTROIANNI'S BIRTH
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26 September 2024
Large numbers of visitors to the Museum of Peace - MAMT for the centenary of Marcello Mastroianni's birth: on the 107 large video walls the documentary on the life of the great actor and his most famous films.
President Michele Capasso, in connection with various schools, recalled the figure of Marcello Mastroianni: in particular, he recalled his stay - together with Sofia Loren and Vittorio De Sica - at his home on the occasion of the filming of the movie "Marriage Italian Style", which in many parts starred the Vesuvian town of which Raffaele Capasso was Mayor.
Smiling, President Capasso showed a photo in which he was a "little extra" with Sofia Loren.
PAOLA TARALLO VISITING THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE MUSEUM OF PEACE
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26 September 2024
Paola Tarallo of the City of Venice visited, accompanied by Prof. Roberta D'Aurizio, the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace, expressing great appreciation for the unique and extraordinary initiative.
CELEBRATIONS FOR THE FEAST OF SAINT PIO OF PIETRELCINA AT THE MUSEUM
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23 September 2024
Numerous visitors to the Museum of Peace on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.
The Chapel dedicated to him is the destination of prayers, while the emotional itinerary retraces the main stages of the Saint's life.
From the large videowall screens the live broadcast with San Giovanni Rotondo.
INTERRELIGIOUS MEETING "IMAGINING PEACE TO CREATE ALTERNATIVES TO WARS AND DIVISIONS"
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22 September 2024
A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" took part in the interreligious meeting promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio at the Palais des Congrès in Paris entitled ‘Imagining Peace’. Speakers at the inaugural session included French President Emmanuel Macron, Andrea Riccardi, the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris Chems-Eddine Hafiz, the Grand Rabbi of France Haim Korsia, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, and Catholic Archbishop Laurent Ulrich.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso emphasised the importance of ‘creativity’ in imagining and building peace, reporting on the experience of almost forty years of commitment that, thanks to creativity, has produced concrete results.
THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF GUSTAVO ADOLFO ROL
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22 September 2024
A series of events were held in Naples and Turin to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Gustavo Adolfo Rol, creator of the "United States of the World".
The main stages of Rol's life were retraced in the Naples venue and in the emotional paths of the Museum of Peace.
"His spirit and his love still reach us, predestined to survive and shine for eternity," said Secretary-General Michele Capasso.
Some school children visiting for the occasion highlighted this sentence from Rol: "I ask forgiveness from all those whom I may have offended. I recommend to all those I loved that they be worthy of my memory. Gustavo Adolfo Rol".
WITH THE 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF RAFFAELE CAPASSO'S DEATH, CELEBRATIONS BEGIN FOR THE CENTENARY OF HIS BIRTH
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21 September 2024
A Eucharistic celebration dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the death of Raffaele Capasso, mayor of the reconstruction of the town destroyed by the eruption of 19 March 1944, was held in the Sanctuary of San Sebastiano Martire.
Present in the church were his sons Michele and Pino with his wife Barbara, the mayor Giuseppe Panico with a number of councillors and administrators, the prefect of Naples Michele Di Bari - who came to the church immediately after the end of the meeting of the G7 culture ministers and after receiving the public thanks of the newly appointed Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli - the headmistress Rosalba Rotondo and many friends who wished to pay homage to a man who made the recent history of San Sebastiano.