OPENING OF THE HOLY DOOR AND HOLY MASS OF THE NIGHT ON THE SOLEMNITY OF THE LORD'S BIRTH

Vatican City | 24 December 2024
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At 7pm this evening, the Holy Father Francis presided over the rite of the Opening of the Holy Door and the Mass on the Night of the Solemnity of the Lord's Birth.
During the Eucharistic Celebration, after the proclamation of the Holy Gospel, the Pope delivered the homily that we reproduce at the links below.
A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" took part in the ceremony.

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NAPLES CAPITAL OF PEACE

Naples | 22 December 2024
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The city is increasingly strengthening its natural role as a city of dialogue and peace, thanks to the 40-year commitment of the "United States of the World", which with its headquarters in Piazza Municipio represents 181 countries and over 16,000 civil society organisations committed daily to safeguarding the earth, maintaining peace and ensuring social justice.
Even the symbol, the "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari, sees its presence in Naples - a unique case - in five symbolic places: the headquarters of the "United States of the World", Palazzo San Giacomo, the Nunziatella military school, the Capodimonte seminary and the square in front of the maritime station. The latter monumental work, 20 metres high, was inaugurated by Pope Francis on 21 March 2015 and contains the urn with the relics of the Unknown Migrant: soon, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary, an additional urn will be placed with the relics of the victims of the many wars and conflicts around the world.
In the Parliament of Rabat, Morocco, one of the first works of the "Totem for Peace" was placed between the main entrance and the office of King Mohammed VI in 2010: In recent days, a delegation of the "United States of the World", led by Secretary-General Michele Capasso, in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Morocco Armando Barucco and the highest officials of the Assembly of Representatives, renewed the importance of the symbol, which will be further disseminated in parliaments around the world next year, when the delegations of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliaments and those of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will meet in Rabat.

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MEETING "FOR THE QUALITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND LIVING ENVIRONMENTS: THE NEED FOR A LAW"

Naples | 18 December 2024
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President Prof. Michele Capasso and Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra spoke at the meeting held at the Faculty of Architecture in Naples.
The need for an urgent national law on the quality of architecture in living environments with the common good of the community at its centre was emphasised.

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THE UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTS THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO

New York | 17 December 2024
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The United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), Miguel Angel Moratinos, sent a message today in which, among other things, he said:
"I express all my support and that of the United Nations to the United States of the World: in particular to Secretary-General Michele Capasso. The work and commitment you have been carrying out for 37 years to consolidate this noble action of yours deserves all our approval. Rest assured that as the United Nations and as High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations we will work with you, hand in hand, to build a better world in which peace and justice will be our common goals".
Two United Nations Secretaries-General had already previously expressed full support for the United States of the World: Kofi Annan, who stated that "the idea of reuniting Peoples through the United States of the World through the involvement of Civil Society is a fundamental complement to the action of the United Nations", and Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who wrote that "the commitment of the United States of the World must be supported because it guarantees the future and the safeguarding of values and social justice".
In a communiqué, Secretary-General Capasso thanked the United Nations, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to safeguarding the earth and maintaining peace.

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