TRADOTTO IN INGLESE DALL’ORIGINALE IN ITALIANO

2026 General Assembly and International Conference

Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation

Vatican City

Most Reverend Eminences,

Most Reverend Excellencies,

Dear President,

Distinguished participants in the Assembly,

I extend my devout and fraternal greetings to all those taking part in this General Assembly of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation and to its President, Prof. Paolo Garonna. 

As I take the floor at this gathering, my heart is filled with both gratitude and a sense of responsibility. Gratitude, because we are granted the opportunity once again to dwell upon that spiritual and cultural project which Saint John Paul II wished to open up to the Church and the world through Centesimus Annus; responsibility, because the time entrusted to us allows for neither distractions nor superficial solutions. Read more