A Lectio magistralis by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin opened the conference ‘The diplomatic action of the Holy See in the face of new global challenges’, organised by the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: Peace and justice, voices that continue to rise in different regions of the planet as pillars of order among actions. The denunciation of the use of force to resolve conflicts, the need for solutions that are educational, formative and research-based. Diplomacy as a way to build the common good and, for those who work in the Holy See, the commitment to share people's pain and heal it with evangelical hope. These are some of the points that Cardinal Pietro Parolin highlights in his Lectio magistralis focused on ‘Peace and justice in the diplomacy of the Holy See in the face of new challenges.’ The Secretary of State spoke at this morning's conference, 17 January, in the Ducal Hall of the Apostolic Palace, on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of the founding of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.
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04 January 2026
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All of us founders of the UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD and the FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO express our deepest condolences and applaud the passing of Francesco Paolo Casavola, president emeritus of the Constitutional Court and member of our institution.
Franco was a dear friend of mine, whom I met through Francesco De Martino, whose assistant he was from 1955 onwards.
Our lives intertwined on many occasions: from our participation in the Arbitration Commission in the former Yugoslavia in 1993-94 to the drafting of the “Constitution of the United States of the World” on 12 December 1997. on that day, despite the presence of over two thousand delegates from many countries, we continued to talk about articles, democracy and bioethics, attracting the curiosity and attention of the then Prince Felipe of Spain (now King Felipe VI).
Among my many memories are two beautiful dedications in two of his books: “F. De Martino storico” (1990) and Return to the origins. For the reconstruction of the foundations of democracy (2014).
Upon hearing the news, there was a desire, almost a need, to hear his voice: on the very day that Trump violated Venezuela's sovereignty and the world continues to trample on every form of international law every day.
We did so by listening again to an interview Franco gave two years ago to Filippo Patroni Griffi, a constitutional judge, in which he reiterates the weakening of the value and collegiality of the High Court and the need to protect citizens' rights “however and wherever” through a “new rich humanity”.
His words should serve as a warning in this difficult period of history in which we are experiencing a daily famine of humanity, values and rights.
A delegation of Ambassadors from the "United States of the World" and members of the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" participated in the 11th UNAOC Global Forum, whose general theme was:
Accompanied by their teachers, students from the State Middle School of Sant'Anastasia (Naples) visited the Museum of Peace and the headquarters of the United States of the World.
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, visited the ruins of Pompeii: accompanied by his daughter Laura, he took a private tour of the archaeological site this morning, guided by director Gabriel Zuchtriegel. During the visit, he met and shook hands with Maurizio Patriciello.