Mr. Georges Xiradakis, President of the "Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping", Vice President of the "China Hellenic Chamber (HCCI)", Vice President of the "International Propeller Club of the United States", visited the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace. Welcomed by Secretary-General Michele Capasso, he expressed his appreciation for the work done, assuring greater Greek involvement in the Earth and Peace action.
Senator Giuseppe Lumia, Coordinator of the Permanent Commissions of the United States of the World, donated an anastatic copy of the text of the Constitution of the Italian Republic signed at Palazzo Giustiniani on 27 December 1947.
"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.
