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“Overcoming polarizations and rebuilding the ethical foundations of global governance: towards a new Agenda for shared prosperity, international cooperation, and peacebuilding” is the theme and perspective of the international conference promoted and organized by the Centesimus Annus Foundation – Pro Pontifice, scheduled in Rome on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Augustinianum Institute. The event will bring together representatives of international institutions, figures from the ecclesial world, scholars, entrepreneurs, and religious leaders of various denominations engaged in interreligious dialogue, who will engage, following a synodal approach, on central topics for the future of the global economy, society, and peace.
“The conference is dedicated to the ethical foundations of global governance and the overcoming of the growing polarizations that today threaten the economy, society, and international relations,” explains Paolo Garonna, President of the Centesimus Annus – Pro Pontifice Foundation. “The meeting represents for the Foundation a grateful greeting to Pope Francis and a concrete commitment to continue along the path marked by his most innovative and far-sighted initiatives. For this reason, the conference will address the themes of responsible leadership and economic and social cooperation; the relaunch of multilateralism, economic and financial integration at continental and intercontinental levels, and the restructuring of the debt of vulnerable countries. Finally, the focus will be on the new ‘Theology from the Mediterranean’ and its implications for the Church’s Social Doctrine, interreligious dialogue, and peace in the world,” emphasized President Garonna.
The international conference. The proceedings will open on Friday, May 16th at 9:00 am with a plenary session on the theme “The ethical foundations of global governance: towards a new Agenda for shared prosperity”, followed by a focus dedicated to “Europe, ethics, and politics of reforms”. The morning will continue with parallel sessions dedicated to “Catholic Social Doctrine in the world and its contribution to global dialogue and cooperation”, with specific insights on Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the ethical challenges for dialogue within the Western context. In the afternoon, the conclusions of the parallel sessions will be shared in plenary. Following this, there will be a session dedicated to the Social Doctrine of the Mediterranean, with reference to the 2023 Marseille Manifesto, to reflect on the contribution of theology and interreligious dialogue to peace and economic and social development in and from the Mediterranean. The day will conclude around 6:00 pm with general conclusions on the work done.
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