Author: Maria Arias

John Paul II Foundation / Articles posted by Maria Arias (Page 3)

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Magazine, News
August 2, 2024

The John Paul II Foundation, in collaboration with the Assisi International Peace Center (CIPA project leader co-financed by AICS), has launched a project to support small-scale farmers in Burkina Faso. The initiative is focused on creating sustainable incomes and food security for the country's poorest people. Through this project, a center will be established that will enable 13 local agricultural cooperatives to manage their production according to the quality standards required by supermarkets. This will enable the producers to obtain a much higher remuneration than that available in the rural market, greatly improving the economic conditions of the families involved. The goal is not only to ensure adequate food resources, but also to provide a stable income that can sustain the well-being of the families. In addition, this initiative aims to create development opportunities within local communities, thereby reducing the need to migrate in search of...

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Conversations, Magazine
July 4, 2024

The story of the death of Indian farm laborer Satnam Singh, which occurred in the province of Latina, leaves a deep bitterness in anyone who still possesses a modicum of conscience because of the accompanying inhumanity. Faced with an injured and dying man, there are those who do not know how to go beyond their own petty interests and do not think about what they can do to save that life, but act only with the intent to save themselves. This horrible story should make us reflect on the kind of society we are building, where the other counts for nothing, even in the face of death, and only self-interest matters. The affair is also yet another demonstration of the failure of the laws wanted by then Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, passed in 2018 and only partially amended during the Conte 2 government. Those laws, with their restrictive regulations, led to the creation of hundreds of thousands of illegal foreigners, deprived of any...

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Agricultural Development, Uncategorized
July 3, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Contesto: In un contesto rurale con gravi fragilità socio-economiche, caratterizzato dalla dipendenza dall'agricoltura stagionale e di sussistenza, dalla mancanza di filiere agricole sostenibili, dalla carenza di una visione strategica per lo sviluppo e dalla scarsa accessibilità a risorse come elettricità e acqua, il progetto mira a promuovere lo sviluppo umano attraverso l'inclusione sociale, la prosperità economica, l'innovazione e la responsabilità ambientale. Obiettivo Il progetto mira a garantire che le comunità rurali aumentino la loro capacità di affrontare situazioni difficili legate all'ambiente e alle difficoltà economiche (che causano insicurezza alimentare, disoccupazione e povertà estrema). Per fare ciò, attiva un sistema di sostegno comunitario che utilizza l'energia solare per migliorare la sicurezza alimentare, l'istruzione e la salute. Inoltre, sostiene i piccoli produttori agroalimentari per creare nuove opportunità di lavoro e per accedere a mercati più redditizi e ben organizzati. Attività  -Attivazione di sistemi di governance per la gestione associata della filiera agroalimentare e il controllo qualitativo. - Realizzazione...

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Magazine, News
July 2, 2024

From 24 to 27 June, the 96th plenary assembly of ROACO (Meeting of Aid Societies to the Oriental Churches) was held, in which the John Paul II Foundation also participated. This year, the assembly focused on the grave difficulties that Christians, especially in the Middle East, are facing. Wars, internal conflicts and insecurity are the main reasons why a large part of the Christian population in the Middle East is abandoning their territories to live in the diaspora. The meeting concluded with a moving papal audience, during which Pope Francis renewed his appeal for peace, declaring: "Once again I say: enough! enough. because violence will never bring peace." A strong call for an end to violence and the search for peaceful solutions to the ongoing crises. This event underlined the importance of international solidarity and cooperation to support Christian communities in places of conflict,...

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Magazine, News
July 1, 2024

We invite you to attend the funeral of Bishop Luciano Giovannetti, founder and honorary president of the John Paul II Foundation. The Diocese of Arezzo Cortona Sansepolcro will bid him farewell on Monday at 3:30 p.m. with a solemn celebration. The body will then be taken to Fiesole, where a Funeral Vigil will be held at 9 p.m. in the Cathedral. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., followed by burial in the Cathedral crypt. We look forward to welcoming you to pay tribute to his extraordinary contribution. ...

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Magazine, News
June 29, 2024

Bishop emeritus of Fiesole, Msgr. Luciano Giovannetti, who would have been 90 years old in a few days, returned to the Father's house today. The John Paul II Foundation, which he founded more than 25 years ago to help Christians in the Middle East, prays for him as he is reunited with the Father today, in Christ, in the Holy Spirit. In these hours of bewilderment over his departure from this world, some of Bishop Luciano's words come to mind: "We must be close to the Christians who live in the land where Jesus was born, where the first church was born, where each man was born not only affectively, but also effectively." These are words Bishop Luciano Giovannetti has repeated many times over the years in which he has spent himself, sparing no energy, for Christians living in the Middle East, from Iraq to Jordan, from Lebanon to Israel and Palestine. Luciano Giovannetti was born...

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Press Releases, Magazine
June 20, 2024

Today, 20 June 2024, World Refugee Day, we wish to make an appeal to the whole community. What makes us people? What characteristics must an individual have in order to be considered a human being, a being equal to us? Is it the country of origin, the color of the skin, the language or the possession of a plastic card that certifies the legal residence in the country? When an individual does not meet these criteria, "our" criteria, then he immediately becomes an outcast, a person who does not deserve the same rights as us, but who above all is not worthy of our humanity. Today, the John Paul II Foundation intends to express itself on those who are considered as objects. Objects of rejection, hatred, contempt but also objects of work as tools to be exploited. All to get support from the society that fears them so much, but can't do without them. Today we are talking...

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Press Releases, Magazine
June 20, 2024

May Satnam's death teach us to change course, while there is still time We were stunned and speechless by what happened in the countryside of Latina, to the young Indian boy Satnam Singh who lost his life due to the cruelty of Italians who did not assist him after the serious accident he suffered while working in the fields. What has happened, as it is taking shape, calls on all of us to take a stand and to reverse the "course": you cannot let a person die without assisting him, dumping him in the street with his wife, without telephones, with a serious haemorrhage in progress, with his arm placed in a fruit box. The government should intervene and regularise the people who worked next to Sarnam with residence permits so that they can testify and tell all the brutality of what happened. Satnam's is not a death at work, it is the denial of...

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Article, Magazine, News
June 10, 2024

On Saturday, June 8, at the Bishop's Seminary in Fiesole, we had the honor of presenting the book "Pilgrim of Peace" by Father Ibrahim Faltas. This book collects the Franciscan's writings published in the John Paul II Foundation's magazine Colloquia Mediterranea, as well as a selection of his emails sent to friends over the years. A Journey between Italy and the Middle East Through the pages of this book, Father Faltas shares accounts of his many trips to Italy and the Middle East, offering profound reflections not only on the foundation's projects, but also on the realities of populations and lands among the most beautiful and troubled in the world. Indeed, these regions constantly face ongoing situations of war and hardship, and Father Faltas' words give voice to these experiences with a tone of hope and faith. A Vision on Historical Complexity The pages of the book offer a view on the historical complexity of the Middle...

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Magazine, News
May 24, 2024

After a few months of pause due to complex local situations, the flow of medicines that the John Paul II Foundation and the Focolare Movement have long activated in collaboration with the Apostolic Vicariate of Beirut of the Latins, for the benefit of hundreds of Lebanese families in need, resumes. This project, essential to support the population in a period of serious crisis, is a concrete example of international solidarity. At the end of the month, in agreement with Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC - NATO), 6 pallets of medicines collected throughout the country will leave from Pratica di Mare military airport for Lebanon. This shipment is the result of a great collective effort, which has seen the participation of numerous local and national entities. Special thanks go to the Ministry of Defense for the reactivation of this important humanitarian channel, which is proving increasingly valuable due to the serious situation...

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