The "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari - symbol of the United States of the World - is visited by travellers from five continents. The piece made in the Port of Naples, inaugurated by Pope Francesco on 21 March 2015 and containing the urn of the Unknown Migrant, is a destination for visitors who linger to understand the importance of the symbol and the value of the urn.
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02 July 2023
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Category: Anno 2023
Elisabetta Baldi Caponnetto, widow of Judge Antonino Caponnetto, has ascended to heaven.
To all of us she was simply "Grandmother Betta," as was "Grandfather Nino."
The United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo remember a woman who had taken up her husband's meritorious and courageous battle and over the years had gone to great lengths to meet boys and girls in schools, with the aim of spreading an anti-mafia culture among the new generations.
How can we fail to remember the visit to her home to present the "Mediterranean Award for Legality" to the memory of Nonno Nino and her delicacy in placing the "Totem for Peace, the Award, among her most cherished things.
And then the many meetings, the generosity in writing the preface to the volume "La Grande Méditerranée," the meeting at the Senate with President Pietro Grasso to support the "United States of the World" and the "Totem for Peace."
His example and spirit will remain as an inspiration and motivation for all of us and for those engaged in the front lines of the fight against all mafias.
The mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis, Antonia Salzano Acutis, donated a relic of her son to the Museum of Peace during a simple ceremony with President Michele Capasso.
The students of the Istituto Comprensivo "ALPI-LEVI" in Scampia, appointed "Standard bearers of the United States of the World", planted the "Olive Tree of Peace" in the garden of the Institute and the "Tommaso Campanella - Carlo Acutis" Plesso.
The Police Chief of Naples Alessandro Giuliano and his family visited the United States of the World Headquarters and the Museum of Peace, a World Heritage Site, welcomed by Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Director Pia Molinari.