Italy

The treasure of the world

A walk through Umberto Eco’s extraordinary personal library, that becomes a journey in the thoughts of this philosopher and writer and a consideration on the beauty of a book and place as the preserving of these protect the world’s memory:...

Distant lights

‘Trieste is Beautiful at Night’, a moving documentary portraying the hopes and dreams, hardship, exhaustion and fear of Asian migrants along the Balkan route. In the distance, the twinkling lights of the city from which the film takes its name,...

Russians and Ukrainians at Rondine, the citadel of peace

Three are the pair of “enemies” from the Russian-Ukrainian front, who bravely accepted the challenge of entering a path of confrontation with the other side. Twelve in all are the young “enemies” who in December 2022 entered to be a...

Doorbell, a short film based on the theme domestic violence acts witnessed by children

Manuel Macadamia, a young Milanese director, narrates the trauma caused due to the violence witnessed by minors. He does so through a short animation, in collaboration with a group of psychologists. «Witnessed violence, the one that a child sees, even...

The great jouney of Pope Francis

The apostolic missions of Pope Francis narrated in a touching documentary by Gianfranco Rosi: On a journey”, presented at the Cinema exhibition of Venice and in the theatres of Italy, from the 4th of October of last year. The words,...

Story of a mural of peace

Byi Cristina Giorgetti Some time ago, one of our readers from Italy sent us a narration of a beautiful adventure lived in school, with her students and colleagues, trying to take care of their institute. We share this with you...

A playground to teach peace is inaugurated in Loppiano, Italy

The playground, dedicated to Nicolas Crivelli, has just been inaugurated in the Focolare Movement’s little city near Florence, Tuscany. It aims to become a privileged space for peace education. Creating a space for children has been a lifelong dream for...

A project to save the sea

By Maria Chiara De Lorenzo e Patrizia Mazzola World Oceans Day is celebrated on the 8th of June, it is an occasion to celebrate and learn to care for our blue planet together. For the occasion, we bring you this...

#OnePeopleOnePlanet 2022

On 22nd April, the #OnePeopleOnePlanet multimedia marathon will be back to celebrate the 52nd International Earth Day in Italy. Among other projects, ‘A Vaccine for All’ will be presented. The third edition of the #OnePeopleOnePlanet multimedia marathon promoted by Earth...

“I produced weapons, today I build peace”

The story of Vito Alfieri Fontana: from landmines to commitment to fraternity. “I know for sure that peace is necessary because I have seen what a war is. I have experienced that empathy is sometimes not enough, it is necessary...

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