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Paola Tarallo of the City of Venice visited, accompanied by Prof. Roberta D'Aurizio, the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace, expressing great appreciation for the unique and extraordinary initiative.

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A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" took part in the interreligious meeting promoted by the Community of Sant'Egidio at the Palais des Congrès in Paris entitled ‘Imagining Peace’. Speakers at the inaugural session included French President Emmanuel Macron, Andrea Riccardi, the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris Chems-Eddine Hafiz, the Grand Rabbi of France Haim Korsia, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, and Catholic Archbishop Laurent Ulrich.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso emphasised the importance of ‘creativity’ in imagining and building peace, reporting on the experience of almost forty years of commitment that, thanks to creativity, has produced concrete results.

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A series of events were held in Naples and Turin to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Gustavo Adolfo Rol, creator of the "United States of the World".
The main stages of Rol's life were retraced in the Naples venue and in the emotional paths of the Museum of Peace.
"His spirit and his love still reach us, predestined to survive and shine for eternity," said Secretary-General Michele Capasso.
Some school children visiting for the occasion highlighted this sentence from Rol: "I ask forgiveness from all those whom I may have offended. I recommend to all those I loved that they be worthy of my memory. Gustavo Adolfo Rol".

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A Eucharistic celebration dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the death of Raffaele Capasso, mayor of the reconstruction of the town destroyed by the eruption of 19 March 1944, was held in the Sanctuary of San Sebastiano Martire.
Present in the church were his sons Michele and Pino with his wife Barbara, the mayor Giuseppe Panico with a number of councillors and administrators, the prefect of Naples Michele Di Bari - who came to the church immediately after the end of the meeting of the G7 culture ministers and after receiving the public thanks of the newly appointed Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli - the headmistress Rosalba Rotondo and many friends who wished to pay homage to a man who made the recent history of San Sebastiano.

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