"For a society to go well, to move forward in progress, in the exaltation of the values of the family, of the spirit, of goodness, of friendship, for it to flourish without contrasts between the various consociates, to set out serenely on the path towards a better tomorrow, it is enough for each one to do his or her duty".
With these words by Giovanni Falcone, Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Senator Giuseppe Lumia opened a day of commemoration and commitment that saw the United States of the World headquarters and the Museum of Peace take centre stage with the participation of many young people.
"1992, said Lumia, was the bloodiest year of the Mafia offensive against State institutions. The Mafia killed Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, the two magistrates most active in the fight against Cosa Nostra. In the Capaci massacre, which took place exactly 32 years ago, Falcone was killed along with his wife, Francesca Morvillo, and the three men of his escort, Rocco Di Cillo, Vito Schifani, and Antonio Montinaro; in the Via D'Amelio massacre in Palermo, Borsellino and the five men of his escort, Emanuela Loi, Agostino Catalano, Vincenzo Li Muli, Walter Eddie Cosina, and Claudio Traina, lost their lives".

Emotion and great joy at Pope Francis' announcement: CARLO WILL BE A SAINT!!!
Less than a year ago, on 30 June 2023, the naming ceremony of "Ambassador of the United States of the World for the Earth and for Peace" to the memory of CARLO ACUTIS took place in Scampia, for his being an exemplary model of values for the new generations and for those to come; present at the ceremony was Carlo's mother Mrs. Antonia Salzano Acutis who thanked him "for the high honour" and for the "good that the United States of the World does for humanity".
Mrs. Antonia Salzano Acutis recalled on that occasion the importance of the "United States of the World", which brings together 181 countries and more than 16,000 civil society organisations united to save the Earth and ensure Peace.
"The nomination to the memory of Carlo Acutis," we said on that occasion, "constitutes an important step in the path of Love and Peace undertaken for 35 years.
Mother Antonia on that occasion, donated a relic of her son to the Peace Museum, which is even more precious to us all today.
The Museum will host a room dedicated to Carlo with exhibits, videos and testimonies of the young man who dedicated his short life to Jesus with the motto "God not me".

Secretary-General Michele Capasso attended, with other members of the institution, the funeral of Dr Franco Di Mare, a fraternal friend and supporter of peace and human rights.

The Interreligious Dialogue Week concluded at the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace. Representatives of various religious faiths participated.
Particularly touching was the participation of Chinese Buddhist nuns, led by Xjian Di and believers from Di Guan Xi and the Ri Guang Temple.
To reciprocate, Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Dr Pia Molinari took part in the Buddah Day celebrations with the ritual of the 'shower' on the anniversary of 15 May 2024.