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| IN THE FOREGROUND |
A meeting was held with don Antonio Maione: priest, psychologist, but above all an enlightened defender of rights and freedom.
On this occasion, in the presence of Secretary-General Michele Capasso, a ceremony was held to appoint Antonio Maione as Ambassador of the United States of the World and Rosanna Pastore as Standard Bearer.
On this occasion, Don Antonio Maione recalled how Mayor Raffaele Capasso was evacuated to Campobasso with him during the war.
A delegation from the "United States of the World" took part in Todi in the ceremony to confer honorary citizenship on Mother Hope of Jesus, born María Josefa Alhama Valera (Santomera, 30 September 1893 - Collevalenza, 8 February 1983): she was a Spanish religious and mystic, founder of the Congregations of the Handmaids of Merciful Love and the Sons of Merciful Love. She is venerated as Blessed by the Catholic Church.
Secretary General Prof. Michele Capasso, accompanied by Sandro Pezzoli and other members, attended the event in memory of Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and visited his tomb in Milan Cathedral.
"Cardinal Martini - said SG Capasso - represents a reference for our action and we are honoured by the meetings with him and the awarding of our Mediterranean Award for Interreligious Dialogue”. And he recalled the meetings with him and Sister Maria Pia Giudici.
A delegation from the "United States of the World" in the Vatican, with the Holy Father, to attend the International Summit on the Rights of the Child.
"Every effort must be made to guarantee schooling and access to necessary care for all, and we must all work together, united, to build a world where children and their rights are at the centre, against all war and exploitation, for the survival of humanity". These were the words of Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso, who emphasised the presence of dear friends such as H.M. Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Cardinal Angel Fernandez Artime, Father Enzo Fortunato and others.
Sixty years ago, on 24 January 1965, Winston Churchill died. He was twice British prime minister, between 1940 and 1945 and between 1951 and 1955.
The "United States of the World" - with the Museum of Peace, where the "Churchill Room", in which the statesman stayed for a long time, is located - remembered him with a series of events and a meeting with students during which films of the British statesman's main speeches were shown.
He is still remembered today as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, who was able to make an entire people resist the bombing and destruction brought to British soil by the planes of Nazi Germany.
"I can promise you nothing but blood, toil, tears and sweat", were his words at his inauguration in 1940.
