Monsignor Massimo Camisasca, Emeritus Bishop of Reggio Emilia – Guastalla; Silvio Cattarina, Founder and President of L’Imprevisto Social Cooperative; Catia Petta, Foster Family; Luca Sommacal, President of the Association of Families for Hospitality; Jimmy Tamba, Coordinator of the Distance Support project for Avsi in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Moderated by Martina Saltamacchia, Distinguished Associate Professor of Medieval History at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. 

This event offers a valuable opportunity to explore the link between hospitality and friendship, thanks to the testimonies of some witnesses and the reflection on the theme entrusted to Monsignor Camisasca. Hospitality, which can take various forms and situations such as adoption, foster care, and the welcoming of migrants, war refugees, or people fleeing natural disasters and extraordinary events, as well as young people struggling with various dependencies, arises from a constitutive and deep relationship: friendship. Friendship always arises from an unforeseen encounter and sharing. It can generate lasting, meaningful, and ever-new relationships and is a source of hope in the face of situations and adversities that deeply challenge the human heart.