A heartfelt appeal in the form of an open letter has been sent to friends and supporters of the UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD and the MUSEUM OF PEACE, asking for their support following the serious damage sustained by the Museum of Peace in Naples as a result of the fire on 21 July 2026 and the earthquake on 31 July 2026.
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31 July 2026
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
President Michele Capasso and the members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and its branch offices express their deepest condolences on the passing, at the age of 96, of Don Antonio Mazzi: one of the Fondazione Mediterraneo’s earliest supporters, and a priest, educator and activist among the best known in Italy for his commitment to young people and the marginalised. He had founded Exodus, the organisation which for over forty years has been supporting young people in their battle against drug addiction.
Born in Verona on 30 November 1929, Don Mazzi was educated at the city’s Episcopal Seminary, where he completed his classical studies, before going on to study theology and philosophy in Ferrara. It was in Ferrara, on 26 March 1955, that he was ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Poor Servants of Divine Providence, founded by Saint Giovanni Calabria in Verona in 1907. From the very beginning, he had focused his attention on issues relating to childhood and adolescence, undertaking specialisation courses in psychology, educational psychology and psychoanalysis in Rome, Milan and Bologna between 1962 and 1965.
Around midday, having left the Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity in Vallepietra, Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Monastery of St Benedict in Subiaco, where the St Blaise House of Prayer – founded by Sister Maria Pia Giudici – is located.
The president and members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo express their condolences on the passing of Angela Salomone, who died today aged 89. She was the life partner, muse and confidante of Mimmo Jodice, with whom she shared over sixty years of their personal and artistic journey. A graduate of the Università degli Studi di Roma “L’Orientale” and a lecturer in English literature, she supported the photographer from the very beginning, playing a decisive role in his development. Discreet yet indispensable, she accompanied him in his creative explorations and at major international exhibitions, becoming both his interpreter and his guiding light.
The Boards of Directors of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Fondazione United States of the World ETS have authorised Artè to purchase 20 works by the Egyptian master Fathi Hassan at cost price.