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17:00

La Nuvola

OPENING ASSEMBLY: “Beginning Again Together”

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Introduction

Marco Impagliazzo

Historian, President of the Community of Sant’Egidio

• Marco Impagliazzo a #fraternityforfuture: "Ricominciamo insieme dopo la pandemia, per dare una risposta che aiuti il mondo a curare le sue ferite".

Reports

Luciana Lamorgese

Minister of the Interior of Italy

• Luciana Lamorgese a #fraternityforfuture. "I corridoi umanitari sono senz’altro una delle migliori pratiche a livello mondiale nel vasto campo dell’immigrazione e dell’integrazione."

Bartholomew I

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

• Sua Santità Bartolomeo I a #fraternityforfuture: ""Il mondo di prima non c'è più e abbiamo nelle nostre mani la possibilità di costruire un nuovo inizio, che non potrà che essere INSIEME"

Justin Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Communion

• Justin Welby at #FraternityforFuture. "We will need great imagination to grasp this moment, leadership at every level of society and courage to stand for what is right"

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, UAE

• Speech of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

Pinchas Goldschmidt

President of the Conference of European Rabbis

• Speech of Pinchas Goldschmidt

Mohamed Al-Duwaini

Al-Azhar Grand Imam's Deputy

• Mohamed Al-Duwaini a #fraternityforfuture: "La pandemia da coronavirus ci impone di mobilitare la nostra vita e le nostre idee perchè possa nascere un nuovo inizio".

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10:00

La Nuvola

Forum 1 - “Widening the horizon, rediscovering the others”

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Chairperson

Marco Gnavi

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

Reports

Noubar Afeyan

Co-founder of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and Chairman of Moderna Inc. (pharmaceutical and biotechnology company), USA

Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

Lutheran Bishop, Moderator of the World Council of Churches

• Heinrich Bedford-Strohm at #fraternityforfuture. "Church congregations can become an essential source of social cohesion in society if they overcome social milieu formation"

Karekin II

Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians

José Tolentino Mendonça

Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, Holy See

• José Tolentino Mendonça a #fraternityforfuture. "Parlando dei poveri e degli esclusi, dovremmo avere la capacità di dire “noi”.

Olivier Roy

Orientalist and Political Scientist, France

• Olivier Roy a #fraternityforfuture. "Non possiamo dire il « noi » dell’universalità, se non riconoscendo l’altro come un individuo al di là del suo gruppo"

Lakshmi Vyas

President of the Hindu Forum of Europe

10:00

La Nuvola

Forum 2 - “Caring for Our Common Home”

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Chairperson

Marco Tarquinio

Director of “Avvenire”, Italy

Reports

Sudheendra Kulkarni

Hinduism, Founder of the Forum for a New South Asia, India

• Sudheendra Kulkarni at #fraternityforfuture. "Our efforts to save the planet will not succeed unless we view the climate problem within the context of the disturbed relationship between Man and God — our Most Compassionate Common Creator."

Liberata Mulamula

Member of Parliament, Tanzania

David Rosen

Rabbi, Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House (AFH) in Abu Dhabi, Israel

• David Rosen at #fraternityforfuture. "The degree to which we truly take care of its wellbeing, is the degree to which we truly love God, the Creator of the World."

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Colombia University, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary General

• Jeffrey D. Sachs: "To save our planet we must have the accountability of all for the Common Good"

Matteo Zuppi

Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, President of the Italian Bishops' Conference

• Matteo Zuppi a #fraternityforfuture "La terra può essere un paradiso se aiutata dallo spirito di Assisi, la fede in Dio nutrirà e farà crescere la prospettiva che realizza la volontà di Dio: Fratelli tutti"

10:00

La Nuvola

Forum 3 - “Is Peace possible?”

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Chairperson

Hilde Kieboom

Community of Sant’Egidio, Belgium

Reports

Betty Oyella Bigombe

Special Envoy for South Sudan, Uganda

Mario Giro

Essayist, Community of Sant'Egidio, ltaly

• Mario Giro a #fraternityforfuture. "La guerra non risolve. La guerra ormai e’ uno strumento obsoleto, vecchio e dannoso per tutti!"

Aloysius John

Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis

Katherine Marshall

Vice-President, G20 Interfaith Association, USA

• Speech of Katherine Marshall

Zijo Ribic

Witness, Bosnia and Herzegovina

10:00

La Nuvola

Forum 4 - “The Future we want. Young people in dialogue”

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Chairperson

Stefano Orlando

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

Reports

Antonij

Metropolitan, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe, Moscow Patriarchate

• Antonij a #fraternityforfuture. "la sfida che sta davanti a noi tutti pone la domanda se abbiamo fatto abbastanza per mostrare al mondo l’amore e l’unità".

Jaron Engelmayer

Chief Rabbi of Vienna, Austria

• Jaron Engelmayer at #fraternityforfuture. "Future salvation is based on memory. The lessons of the scriptures and history are essential to guide us towards building a better, more perfect future."

Keishu Kataoka

Soto Zen Buddhism, France

• Keishu Kataoka a #fraternityforfuture. "Le persone esistono, soltanto se si sostengono a vicenda. E così il mondo continua a migliorare".

Lucas Pedrò

Missionary Movement of Francis, Argentina

• Lucas Pedrò at #fraternityforfuture. "The future we want is: a planet full of bridges where there is a fraternal international citizenship, where the walls of exclusion and xenophobia are torn down, and all human beings are received equally"

Ali Wahdat

Movement Peoples of Peace, Afghanistan

• Ali Wahdat a #fraternityforfuture "Oggi ho una responsabilità in più: sostenere il sogno di un futuro di pace di tanti giovani e bambini".
Final

16:30

Colosseum Roma

Prayer for peace in various locations according to the religions

Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Tenrikyo
Hinduism
Sikhism

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16:30

Colosseum Roma

Ecumenical prayer for peace

Presided by Pope Francis, in the presence of representatives of Christian Churches and Communities
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Homily

Karekin II

Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians

17:00

Colosseum Roma

Closing ceremony

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Introduction

Andrea Riccardi

Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio

• Speech of Andrea Riccardi

Contribution

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of the German Federal Republic

• Angela Merkel a #fraternityforfuture: "Dobbiamo mantenere lo sguardo verso la miseria delle persone che vivono in mezzo ai conflitti e sul loro diritto a una vita dignitosa".

17:30

Colosseum Roma

Message of Peace by the religious representatives

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Message

Ahmad Al-Tayyeb

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Egypt

• Ahmad Al-Tayyeb a #fraternityforfuture:"Un nuovo appello: ricordare alla gente la presenza di Dio altissimo, con la speranza di fermare questa epidemia".

Pinchas Goldschmidt

President of the Conference of European Rabbis

• Speech of Pinchas Goldschmidt

17:45

Colosseum Roma

Intervention by His Holiness Pope Francis

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Contribution

Pope Francis

• Speech of Pope Francis

17:50

Colosseum Roma

Minute of silence in memory of the victims of all wars

17:55

Colosseum Roma

Reading of the Appeal for Peace

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APPEAL

• APPEAL FOR PEACE 2021
Final

18:00

Colosseum Roma

Deliverance of the message of peace