Assisi: on 18 the Courtyard of Francis "Beyond the Borders" returns

"Beyond the borders" is the title of the sixth edition of the Cortile di Francesco to be held in Assisi from 18 to 20 September.

Personalities from civil society, from the world of religion and journalism will discuss, in Assisi or via streaming, on the themes of economy, information, the environment and the encounter between distant cultures and worlds.

    Environment, economy, architecture, Franciscanism, philosophy and art are some of the thematic areas that will be addressed in the reinvented meetings for this special edition which includes presentations and streaming.

It will be possible to participate, according to the anti Covid rules, in the events to be held in Assisi.

All the meetings will also be broadcast live and on demand on digital platforms (website, social network, YouTube etc ..).

Among the others will be the senator, Liliana Segre, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Roberto Gualtieri, the CEO of ENI, Claudio Descalzi, the CEO of TIM, Luigi Gubitosi, the CEO of Alitalia, Fabio Maria Lazzerini, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Italian State Railways, Gianfranco Battist,.

The director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Eike Schmidt, the president of WWF Italy, Donatella Bianchi, the WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (in connection from Geneva).

    «The Cortile di Francesco could be an opportunity to reflect and discuss what is happening in the world.

Covid is changing our way of life - said the director of the Press Room of the Sacred Convent of Assisi, Father Enzo Fortunato - and facing everyday life.

Greater responsibility is needed on the part of all in social relations as well as in national and international politics to place it at the service of man.

Do we want to safeguard a border or a person? ».