THE VATICAN WELCOMES THE MADONNA OF LUJÁN

Rome | 09 September 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A truly unforgettable moment! On 9 September, in the Vatican Gardens, the beautiful mosaic of the Madonna of Luján, a masterpiece by Argentine artist Florencia Delucchi, was unveiled, created thanks to the support of benefactors. The ceremony, attended by Cardinal Parolin, Cardinal Sandri and the Argentine Ambassador, brought together art, culture and spirituality.
In 2008, in Luján, President Michele Capasso met the then Cardinal Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, for the first time.
A great moment.

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46TH EDITION OF THE MEETING FOR FRIENDSHIP AMONG PEOPLES

Rimini | 27 August 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

6th edition of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples  A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" participated in the "46th edition of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples".
In particular, in the ISYbank D3 Auditorium, broadcast live on askanews, Famiglia Cristiana, Rai News, Telepace Verona, Teleradiopace and Vatican News, a meeting entitled "New Saints" was held, which closed the 46th edition of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples. The panel included Paolo Asolan, professor of fundamental pastoral theology and dean of the Pontifical Pastoral Institute Redemptor Hominis (Pontifical Lateran University); Marco Cesare Giorgio, president of the Pier Giorgio Frassati Cultural Centre; His Excellency Monsignor Domenico Sorrentino, Archbishop-Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino and Foligno. The meeting was moderated by Bernhard Scholz, president of the Meeting. A video interview with Antonia Salzano, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis, was also shown, in view of his canonisation scheduled for 7 September in Rome.
"They are new saints because they were not monks or consecrated persons, but saints who lived normal lives of school, work and friendships,’ explained Secretary-General Michele Capasso, continuing: "Too often we think that holiness requires special conditions. Here, however, we discover that the extraordinary can be lived within the ordinary." The immediate reference was to Carlo Acutis, the ‘cyber-apostle of the Eucharist," the first millennial to be elevated to the honours of the altar and the first "Ambassador of the United States to the World", a title given by his mother, Antonia Salzano, who, in a video message to the meeting, said:
"Carlo brought the extraordinary into the ordinary. He is a role model because he tells us that holiness is for everyone. From childhood, he chose to be faithful to Jesus. He went to Mass every day, adored the Eucharist, and recited the rosary. But he was not out of touch with the world: he studied, played, played sports, and was friendly and ironic. Carlo taught us to value time, saying that time is a gift and should not be wasted. Every daily choice has eternal consequences. We must live seriously, without wasting our lives."
His mother recounted his infectious joy: Carlo made me laugh. Even in the face of illness, he never lost his smile. When they told him he had leukaemia, he said, "The Lord has given me an alarm clock”. He was not afraid of death, but of sin. She explained her son's worldwide fame: "Immediately after his death, prayers and graces began". 

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CONDOLENCES FOR THE DEATH OF PIPPO BAUDO

Naples | 16 August 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The President, Secretary-General and all members of the "United States of the World" and the "Mediterranean Foundation" express their deepest condolences for the death of Pippo Baudo and remember his tireless fight against the Mafia and crime.

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CARDINAL ZUPPI READS THE NAMES OF PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI CHILDREN KILLED IN THE CONFLICT

Monte Sole | 14 August 2025
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A delegation from the “United States of the World” and the “Mediterranean Foundation” took part in an initiative organised by Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference: the reading - in a highly symbolic location, the scene of the Nazi massacre - of 12,000 names belonging to the 16 Israeli victims under the age of 12 killed by Hamas in the pogrom of 7 October 2023 and the more than 12,000 killed by the Israeli army during the almost two years of genocide in Gaza. 
'Ours is an invocation,“ said Cardinal Zuppi, 'we are not entering into the merits of the case, we are facing a greater pain. The absurdity of what is happening is now evident”.
‘For this moment of prayer and reading, we have chosen the place where a tragedy took place, a place close to all those bathed in the blood of Abel,’ said Cardinal Zuppi.
More than 12,000 names were read, taking official data from Israel and Gaza.
"We want to remember each name individually to rescue them from anonymity. No one is a number; every person has a name, an identity. The suffering of children speaks volumes about the dramatic consequences of war and the need to achieve a ceasefire, to end the conflict without causing further innocent victims. As Dostoevsky wrote, “no war can ever be worth even a single child's tear”," concludes Zuppi.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi opens the relay of 12,000 names of young Israeli and Palestinian victims in the church of Casaglia in Monte Sole, the site of the 1944 massacre, with the monks of the Small Family of Annunziata.

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