THE FOUNDATION SHARES THE DOCUMENT ON UNIVERSAL PANDEMIC AND FRATERNITY

Vatican City | 30 March 2020
Parent Category: Tutte le Attività (EN) - Category: Anno 2020

The Fondazione Mediterraneo shares the document presented to Pope Francis by Bishop Vincenzo Paglia - president of the Pontifical Academy of Life - on the theme "Pandemic and universal fraternity - note on the Covid-19 emergency".
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia gave Pope Francis a copy of the text during a private meeting in the Apostolic Palace March 30. "The pope confided in me two of his concerns: how to help right now, especially the weakest; and for the future, how to come out of this (crisis) strengthened in solidarity," including on a global level, the archbishop said in the written statement.

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EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT OF PRAYER OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS

Vatican City | 27 March 2020
Parent Category: Tutte le Attività (EN) - Category: Anno 2020

As stated by himself at the Angelus on March 22, 2020, in this time of emergency for humanity, the Holy Father Francis invited Catholics from all over the world to join spiritually in prayer with him today on Friday March 27 at 6.00 pm.
The Holy Father's prayer was followed live through the media and ended with the Eucharistic blessing imparted "Urbi et orbi" through the media.
All those who spiritually joined this moment of prayer through the media were granted plenary indulgence according to the conditions laid down in the recent decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary.

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AT THE VIRTUAL MUSEUM: WORLD POETRY DAY

Naples | 21 March 2020
Parent Category: Tutte le Attività (EN) - Category: Anno 2020

The Museum of Peace - MAMT has organized the "World Poetry Day" on its multimedia platform, at this very difficult time for everyone.
Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by showing that people all over the world share the same questions and the same feelings. Poetry is the backbone of oral tradition and, over the centuries, has shown how it can communicate the deepest values ​​of different cultures.
In celebrating World Poetry Day on March 21, the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) recognizes the unique ability of poetry to reflect the creative spirit of individuals.
One of the main objectives of the day is to support the linguistic and cultural diversity of our societies through poetic expression and to offer languages ​​that risk disappearing the possibility of being listened to within their communities.
The celebration of World Poetry Day also aims to:

• encourage a return to the oral tradition of poetry recitals;
• promote the teaching of poetry;
• re-establish a dialogue between it and other arts such as theater, dance, music and painting;
• support small publishers;
• create an attractive image of poetry in the media, so that the art of poetry is no longer considered as an obsolete art form, but which allows society as a whole to find and affirm its own identity.

CONTEXT
Celebrated on March 21 of each year, the World Poetry Day pays tribute to one of the most ancient and precious forms of expression and to the cultural and linguistic identities of humanity. Practiced throughout history - in every culture and every continent - poetry speaks to our humanity and our common values, transforming the simplest poems into a powerful catalyst for dialogue and peace.
The decision to proclaim World Poetry Day on March 21 was first adopted in 1999, on the occasion of the 30th session of UNESCO in Paris. The primary objective is to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increase the chances of languages ​​at risk of being heard.
World Poetry Day is an opportunity to honor the authors of poetry and to promote and practice reading, writing and teaching poetry, in particular by giving it greater visibility in the media. Poetry continues to bring people together across continents and generations.

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MEMORY AND COMMITMENT DO NOT STOP: THE FOUNDATION BY DON CIOTTI AND "LIBERA". A NAME AND A FLOWER IN MEMORY OF THE INNOCENT VICTIMS OF THE MAFIE.

Naples | 21 March 2020
Parent Category: Tutte le Attività (EN) - Category: Anno 2020

On the occasion of the XXVa Day of Remembrance and Commitment in memory of the innocent victims of the mafias - promoted by Libera and supported, among others, by the Mediterranean Foundation - for the first time in 25 years we are not together to color the squares of Italy.
In these difficult days where it is essential to stay at home, we did not want to let our family embrace the innocent victims of the mafia. And the memory does not stop as the memory of all the innocent victims of the mafias does not stop. March 21 was never an end in itself but always the stage of a commitment that lasts 365 days a year in schools, universities, associations, parishes and wherever citizens live that responsibility for the common good that it is the first antidote to the evil of the mafias and corruption. The innocent victims of the mafias don't just want to be remembered.
They want us to continue their efforts, to fulfill their hopes. Remembering, bringing the lives of people torn from their families back to the heart, realizing, in fact, a right to the name and the memory that has no "civil" but ethical, human, solidarity content: fundamental values ​​of a community capable of building a process of Memory.
For this reason, it was decided to celebrate the day through a social campaign. Through the web and social networks, all the innocent victims of the mafias were remembered, their stories, their names and our closeness to all the family members of the innocent victims of the mafias.
During the XXVa Day of Remembrance and Commitment, Saturday 21 March 2020 starting from 9 am, it was asked to create a flower, choose from the list on the VIVI website the name of an innocent victim of the mafias, take a picture and post it on social media.
So it was.

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