INTERNATIONAL MEETING “UNARMED AND DISARMING PEACE”

Assisi | 25 October 2026
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A delegation from the “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” took part in the international meeting “Unarmed and Disarming Peace”, held in Assisi and organised to mark the 40th anniversary of the historic World Day of Prayer for Peace convened by Saint John Paul II in 1986 (Spirit of Assisi).
Organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio in collaboration with the Franciscan families, the local dioceses, the Umbria Region and the Municipality of Assisi, the event featured an opening ceremony at UmbriaFiere (Bastia Umbria) and thematic forums held at various locations throughout the city (including the Domus Pacis and the Refettorietto of S. Maria degli Angeli). The closing ceremony took place in the Lower Square of St Francis.
Three days of dialogue between the world’s religions, culture, civil society and politics, featuring 24 thematic forums and a video message sent by Pope Leo XIV.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso expressed his agreement with and was moved by the title ‘Unarmed and Disarming Peace’, which is already found in the Constitution of the United States of the World, approved on 18 November 2022 and based on the encyclicals promulgated by Pope Francis, ‘Laudato sì’ and ‘Fratelli tutti’.

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THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO STAND BY POPE LEO XIV

Rome | 13 October 2026
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A delegation from the “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” – led by Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari – visited the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome to be with Pope Leo XIV and pray for him ahead of his operation to remove a lung nodule.
In a number of interviews with ‘TV2000’, ‘Il Messaggero’, ‘La Stampa’ and other publications, Secretary-General Capasso emphasised his affection for the Pontiff, expressing his certainty that the Pope would make a swift recovery so that he might continue to steadfastly uphold the necessity and inevitability of peace.
Capasso then expressed his appreciation for “the Pope’s public admission to hospital – just as public, indeed, was the announcement made during the Angelus on Sunday 11 October, amidst collective astonishment and a strong sense of tenderness aroused by a man who did not conceal his physical frailty and entrusted himself to everyone’s prayers: ‘tenderness’, in fact, and also ‘emotion’ – but not ‘concern’ – are the sentiments expressed by the hundreds of people gathered here with us at the Gemelli Hospital awaiting the Pontiff”, concludes Michele Capasso.

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FEAST OF ST CARLO ACUTIS AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE

Naples | 12 October 2026
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On the feast day of Saint Carlo Acutis, the Museum of Peace welcomed many worshippers for various moments of prayer.
On this occasion, a video dedicated to Saint Carlo Acutis was screened as part of the "The Campania of Emotions 2025" programme.

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THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL

Jerusalem – Gaza | 07 October 2026
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On 7 October 2026, Israel commemorated the third anniversary of the attack on 7 October 2023, with ceremonies and moments of silence at the sites affected by the massacre, including Re’im (the Nova Music Festival site), Kfar Aza and Tel Aviv.
The ceremonies took place three years after Hamas’s initial attack on 7 October 2023 – which claimed around 1,200 lives and resulted in hundreds of hostages.
The anniversary coincided with the Israeli general election, in a political climate marked by debate over the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calls for a commission of inquiry into the events of 7 October.
Various international leaders and organisations took part in the commemorations and renewed their calls for peace and an end to the suffering in the region.
A delegation from the United States of the World and the Mediterranean Foundation took part in the commemorations in Israel and then visited the Gaza Strip to highlight both sides of the coin, relaunching the CALL FOR PEACE.
Secretary-General Capasso emphasised the need to support diplomacy and to revive the Abraham Accords.

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