On the occasion of the fifth edition of the Festival of Full Ecology, promoted to Montefiascone by the Rocca dei Papi Association for an integral ecology, on the theme “Doors open to hope. Change and sustainability” the Holy Father Leo XIV addresses the organizers, speakers and present all his cordial greeting, expressing appreciation for the significant event aimed at promoting an authentic ecological sensitivity and a fruitful dialogue between institutions and civil society. The Pope hopes that the initiative arouse a renewed and co -responsible commitment in recognize and preserve the beauty of creation. Incomparable gift of God, so that it is a habitable place for everyone. The Supreme Pontiff accompanies these auspices with the prayer and sending of the apostolic blessing “. These are the words that Pope Leone XIV He addressed the organizers of the Festival.
The Festival, which will take place until 22 June in Montefiascone, is inspired by the vision of thefull ecology, launched by Pope Francis in the encyclical Laudato yesand connects to the theme of Jubilee 2025 Doors open to hope with a subtitle consistent with the previous routes: Change and sustainability. An initiative that wants to stimulate deep reflections on the relationship between man, environment and society, proposing a harmonious and sustainable vision of the future.
“Guardian of the common house care“
Awarded the prize “Guardian of the common house“, For their commitment to sustainability and environmental protection, a Sonia FilippazziRai journalist, Tiziana Governorsentrepreneur Alfonso CauteruccioPresident of Greenaccord, Luca Chiovellifarmer at km 0 e Giancarlo BreccolaScholar of the country’s cultural roots.
For giving voice, through journalism, land and environmental challenges of our time, the recognition was conferred on Sonia FilippazziRai journalist and presenter of the program “The air that I breathe” (Rai Radio Uno) for the passion, competence and rigor with which he gave voice to the great environmental issues, helping to form a more careful, more aware and responsible collective consciousness. Through his journalistic activity he has been able to transform the narrative of the environment into a space of dialogue, justice and hope.
Also assigned to the entrepreneur Tiziana Governors For having built a company rooted in the territory, capable of the future and responsibility and for having been able to intertwine entrepreneurial courage and local roots, innovation and responsibility, contributing with its work to the human and economic growth of the community. His activity is an example of an ethical and far -sighted enterprise, which does not consume the territory but honors it, which builds work without breaking links.
To be rewarded too Alfonso CauteruccioPresident of Greenaccordfor the forward -looking vision and the generous commitment with which he built bridges between the world of communication, the environment and the institutions. With Greenaccord he has been able to form a new generation of environmental communicators, promoting a broad, critical and aware thought. From Montefiascone to the world, it brings a message of full ecology that unites consciences and territories.
For guarding the earth with respect and love, nourishing the community through sustainable and solidarity agriculture, the prize was delivered to Luca Chiovelli 0 km farmer of Montefiascone. In a time when the distance between food and those who produce it has often become abysmal, Luca Chiovelli represents a precious presence, that of the agricultor who works in compliance with natural rhythms, seasonal cycles, biodiversity. His choice to cultivate zero kilometer vegetables is not only a sustainable practice, but a concrete testimony of full ecology, which holds the soil, nourishment and relationships together.
The award goes to Giancarlo Breccolascholar of the cultural roots of the territory, for preserved and transmitted the cultural memory of Montefiascone as a lively root of the present and for its constant and passionate commitment in the custody of memory, in the enhancement of local culture and in the transmission of a legacy that gives meaning to the present. Giancarlo Breccola has dedicated his life to the research and narration of the deep roots of Montefiascone. In a world that runs and forgets, his voice is an embankment against the loss of identity, an invitation to rediscover what keeps us united. It is a custodian of collective memory, which gives future to tradition.
Festival program Sunday 22 June
Sunday 22 Junethe Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Santa Margherita (10:30) and the suggestive final event “In ILLO UNUM” (20:30), tribute to Pope Leo XIV with a reading on Sant’Agostino by Emmanuel Casaburi And The Pontifical Music Band of Vatican Citydirected by Maestro Andrea Barillari.
