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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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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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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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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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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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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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May 23, 2024

A presentation of the book "Pilgrim of Peace" will be held on June 8 at 5 p.m. at the seminary lecture hall in Fiesole. Pilgrim of Peace, by Father Ibrahim Faltas, collects his writings published in the journal of the John Paul II Foundation, Colloquia Mediterranea. Alongside these articles are collected here some of his e-mails sent to friends over the years about his many trips to Italy and the Middle East. Father Faltas is a tireless pilgrim, who, like St. Francis, meets and dialogues with all the people he meets. He deals with the everyday situations of life, sometimes beautiful, other times complex and delicate, such as those experienced by many people in the Middle East. His articles are short, written in a journalistic style, and we decided not to weigh them down with notes or comments precisely to keep the writings in their original freshness. They are pages that help to understand the complex situation in the Middle East, to orient the...

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April 25, 2024

Today, April 25, on the occasion of Italian Liberation Day, Civitella in Val di Chiana hosts a solemn commemoration, at which Bishop Luciano Giovannetti, Honorary President of the John Paul II Foundation, is present as a witness and survivor of the horror of June 29, 1944. This event commemorates 80 years since the massacre, when Nazi-Fascist troops carried out a massacre that deeply marked the history of the community. Bishop Luciano, who lived through the horror of those days as a child, returned to his hometown to honor the memory of the victims and witness the community's determination to pursue peace and reconciliation. Alongside him, two other survivors of the massacre will join the commemoration, along with President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. Luciano Giovannetti's personal story is intertwined with the dramatic events of Civitella. Born in the small Tuscan village, Luciano experienced the horror of the massacre up close when he was only 10 years old. Together with his mother, he...

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April 22, 2024

On Thursday, April 18, 2024, a day of restitution was held at the Blue Room in Fuligno (FI). Students from 6 educational institutions - the Giovanni XXIII Institute of Terranuova Bracciolini (AR), the Galileo Galilei Technical Institute (AR), the Gramsci Scientific High School (FI), the Machiavelli Institute (FI), the Balducci Pontassieve Institute (FI), and the Galileo Galilei Scientific High School (SI) - accompanied by their teachers, illustrated their 29 projects, arousing interest, participation, and emotion as they recounted their experiences. The centerpiece of the day was an audio-video link from Jerusalem with Father Ibrahim Faltas, a class of students from Jerusalem and two teachers from Terra Sancta School. The students confronted each other, asked questions about the difficult situation those populations are experiencing-a serious and constructive dialogue that culminated in a monologue recited in Italian by a Terra Sancta School student. Bringing their greetings to the day were: Lorenzo...

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April 15, 2024

Florence experienced three days of youthful energy with the Francis Live 2024 event, which attracted as many as 1,700 participants. The John Paul II Foundation took part in the event with a workshop on Saturday, April 13 at the Sala degli Otto in Palazzo Vecchio. With the theme "A Sustainable Dream," President Andrea Bottinelli along with Renato Burigana, Alessandro Martini and Maurizio Artale led a training session, offering the young people in attendance a unique opportunity to learn and share ideas....

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