MAMT||Museo Mediterraneo dell' Arte, della Musica e delle Tradizioni (EN)

THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE MUSEUM OF PEACE WELCOME POPE LEO XIV

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Naples  ||  | 08 May 2026
Iniziative (EN) - MAMT – Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions

At a time when we are experiencing an immense famine of Love and a suicidal selfishness is contaminating the whole of humanity, today’s visit by the Holy Father is a source of comfort for all those who work for dialogue, social justice and Peace: that Unarmed and Disarming Peace which, by pure coincidence, is enshrined in the first article of the ‘Constitution of the United States of the World’ — approved by 181 countries and 16,000 civil society organisations on 18 November 2022 — and is among the first words spoken a year ago by Pope Leo XIV immediately after his election as Supreme Pontiff.
It was a moving experience to welcome him to the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace, where the ground and first floors house the permanent exhibition dedicated to “Francis, the Pope of All Peoples”.
It is also significant that Pope Leo XIV passed by the Museum twice, before and after the meeting at Naples Cathedral, in an ideal embrace with his predecessor and with Saint John Paul II, who was among the first supporters of the United States of the World: this is why the Holy See’s flag, bearing his dedication, was displayed to welcome Pope Prevost.
A further coincidence is the decision by the Council of Ambassadors – meeting in Fez a few days ago – to award Pope Leo XIV the prestigious “UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AWARD – SPECIAL EDITION”.
The account of this day also concludes a book dedicated to the Holy Father entitled “LEON XIV. THE POPE OF PEACE”.