MED 25 - Beautiful Hope

The School of Peace

in the Mediterranean

Welcome aboard!

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8 months of navigation, 30 ports, 200 young people

In the spirit of the Mediterranean Meetings of Bari (2020), Florence (2022), Marseille (2023) and Tirana (2024), the association Mar Yam, the association Beautiful Hope - AJD and theDiocesan Association of Marseille organize the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey.

From March to October 2025, a peace training ship will sail the Mediterranean, connecting the five shores. On board, eight groups of twenty-five young people of all nationalities, cultures and religions are committed to peace.

MED 25 LIVE

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Visit of Pope Leo XIV aboard the Bel Espoir, October 17 in Ostia!

Session 8 - October 2025

Naples - Marseille

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“We all live together in this world, and we all have a common responsibility.”

Address by the Holy Father Leo XIV on the deck of the Bel Espoir to the young people of session 8 and the crew of the AJD, on October 17, in Ostia, in the presence of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline and the coordinator of the Mediterranean meetings, Alexis Leproux. "Thank you very much, Your…

Religious experience is the principle and strength of the relationship.

Speech by Professor Giuseppina De Simone at the conference at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Southern Italy in Naples on October 13th, in the presence of young people from the 8th session who, passing through Ostia, the port near Rome, will reach Marseille on…

"I want this boat to move again"

  Camille, a young participant in Session 7 between Ravenna and Bari, wrote a poem about her experience. I want this boat to move again I want to feel the rolling of its waves beneath my feet, of its salty wind in…

"We need to raise our voices to heaven together."

In Bari, upon the arrival of the young people of Session 7, Giuseppe Satriano, Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, introduced the group to a moment of ecumenical prayer. “Brothers and sisters, dear young people, dear friends from different nations and religious traditions, this evening we meet…

“Continue to be signs of hope!”

On Friday, September 5, Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech on peacebuilding at the meeting of the Mediterranean Youth Council, based in Florence. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. May peace…

“This is the way I believe the world can be healed”

Testimony of Malkon, a young Palestinian who participated in the session between Istanbul and Athens. He shares his convictions and his journey with us during the Peace Ceremony held in Athens on July 18. From the Ashes of Genocides to the light of…

“Our common house, a place to start”, Aurora

Notes from the intervention of Aurora, a young participant in session 5 at the round table organized by Marios Attala in Athens on 18 July. She delivers a message on the link between dialogue and integral ecology. Dialogue and cooperation for peace and…

8 sessions
from March to October 2025

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Barcelona Tetouan

1 – 15 March 2025
Dialogue of cultures

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Palermo Bizerte

March 29 – April 13, 2025
Education and society

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Valletta Chania

April 26 – May 11, 2025
Women in the Mediterranean

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Nicosia Jounieh

June 6 – June 21, 2025 The peoples in…

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Istanbul Athens

July 5 – July 20, 2025
Environment and development

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Durres Trieste

August 4 – August 17, 2025
Migration challenges

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Ravenna Bari

August 30 – September 14, 2025
Eastern and Western Christianity

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Naples Marseille

October 11 – 26, 2025
Building peace

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