The Casalasco Tomato Consortium and the Agricultural Consortium with Pope Francis

At the end of the audience, the President of the two consortia, Paolo Voltini, with their respective Directors, Costantino Vaia and Pietro Pagliuca, accompanied by Don Luigi Pisani - parish priest of Rivarolo Re - were able to speak directly with the Holy Father, personally presenting him with a violin, a distinctive symbol of the Cremonese community, hailing from the prestigious International Violin Making School of Cremona which annually trains students from all over the world.
The violin, bearing the symbol of the Jubilee Year, was presented with the intention of dedicating the valuable instrument to the students of “Scholas Occurrentes”: a network of schools founded by the Holy Father in the neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, dedicated to educating young people through technology, sports, and art, with a particular focus on music, to promote social integration and the culture of encounter for peace.

It was a unique occasion of great emotional involvement that deeply touched all members.