Author: Manuela Plastina

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September 30, 2025

From Gaza to Reggello: a family of six welcomed by the community of Sant'Agata in Arfoli through the John Paul II Foundation Reggello (Florence), Sept. 29, 2025 - From Gaza to Reggello: a family in need of peace and care has found welcome in the parish of Sant'Agata in Arfoli, a small hamlet, but very cohesive and ready to extend its arms to welcome those in need. The family consists of six people: dad and mom aged 43 and 42 and four children, including three girls aged 19, 17 and 15 and a 12-year-old son. They arrived in Italy a little over a month ago, having emerged from the Gaza hell thanks to a humanitarian corridor that moved to be able to secure the necessary care for one of the daughters. The girl is being cared for at Meyer Hospital in Florence. For the past few weeks they have been staying at a temporary facility made available...

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September 6, 2025

THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION FROM POPE LEO XIV Yesterday, John Paul II Foundation President Damiano Bettoni met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. The occasion was an audience with members of the Mediterranean Youth Council during the plenary meeting being held between Florence, Fiesole and Rome. The John Paul II Foundation is part of the Mare Nostrum Network, which coordinates the council. On the same day, President Bettoni was also able to explain the Foundation's commitment and numerous activities to the Secretary General of the IEC, Msgr. Giuseppe Baturi. "Be sprouts of peace, voice of the voiceless to ask for justice and dignity...You are the present of hope!" the Holy Father told those present. President Bettoni, during the brief face-to-face meeting with the Pontiff, briefly recounted the Foundation's commitment particularly in the Holy Land and the Near East. He recalled how the Foundation was established in 2007 to...

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August 30, 2025

YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Sept. 2 meeting at Palazzo Vecchio with mayor, city council president, the Bishop of Beirut Bishop Essayan, then with Archbishop Archbishop Gambelli Work has begun for the 34 young people from 20 countries of the "Mare Nostrum" in Fiesole for the plenary session of the Mediterranean Youth Council until Sept. 7, a week of meetings and moments of dialogue and confrontation that brings together delegates designated by the Bishops' Conferences and Patriarchates. Tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 2, the young people will be in the Salone dei Duecento of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence from 4 to 6 p.m. They will meet with Mayor Sara Funaro and City Council President Cosimo Guccione, along with Prof. Patrizia Giunti, president of the Mare Nostrum Network. Three delegates from Lebanon, Spain and Malta will talk about peace, Mediterranean fraternity and the environment. The conclusions are entrusted to Msgr. Cesar Essayan, Apostolic Vicar of the Vicariate of Latinos in Beirut. Then.

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August 26, 2025

MEDITERRANEAN YOUTH COUNCIL PLENARYBetween Fiesole, Florence and Rome, 34 delegates from countries bordering the "mare nostrum" to discuss peace, brotherhood, environment. Scheduled meetings at Palazzo Vecchio and at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV Thirty-four young people from Mediterranean countries are arriving in Fiesole: they will participate in the plenary of the Mediterranean Youth Council from Aug. 31 to Sept. 7, an appointment that brings together delegates designated by the Bishops' Conferences and Patriarchates of 20 countries bordering the "mare nostrum." They meet in presence for an intense week of work, meetings and moments of fraternity. The Mediterranean Youth Council, established in 2023 as a sign work of the Mediterranean Bishops' Conference, is promoted by the Italian Church and coordinated by the "Mare Nostrum" Network, composed of the Giorgio La Pira Foundation, the Giovanni Paolo II Foundation, the Opera per la Gioventù Giorgio La Pira ODV and the...

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June 28, 2025

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June 28, 2025

/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}BILANCIO SOCIALE E NUOVO CDA LA FONDAZIONE GIOVANNI PAOLO II SI RACCONTA NEL RICORDO DI MONS. GIOVANNETTI, A UN ANNO DALLA SUA SCOMPARSA Sabato 28 giugno 2025 a FiesoleLa Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II presenta il proprio bilancio sociale 2024 e anche i nuovi Consiglio di Amministrazione e presidente. Lo fa in una ricorrenza particolare: il 28 giugno a Fiesole, a un anno dalla morte di Mons. Luciano Giovannetti, fondatore e primo presidente della Fondazione nonché per tanti anni Vescovo e poi Vescovo emerito proprio della diocesi fiesolana. Fu lui a guidare il gruppo di 600 fedeli della stessa Diocesi che nell’agosto del 1997, in viaggio verso la  Terra Santa, furono fermati alle porte di Betlemme dall’esercito israeliano. Di fronte al no dei militari, decisero di celebrare la Santa Messa fuori dai pullman. Una scelta che ebbe una tale risonanza...

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