Pastificio Futuro
Pastificio Futuro | |
| Formation | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Rome |
| Type | Charitable |
| Purpose | Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders |
| Products | Pasta |
| Website | pastificiofuturo |
Pastificio Futuro is an Italian pasta maker.
The factory is located within Rome's Juvenile Penile Institute of Casal del Marmo (Casal del Marmo) juvenile prison and employs inmates and former inmates of the prison.[1] It is a project of the social cooperative Gustolibero Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus (Gustolibero Onlu) working with CEI and Caritas Italiana.[1][2] It started production in 2023 and produces ten varieties of pasta.[1][3][4] Each bag carries a quote from Pope Francis, "Non lasciatevi rubare la speranza" (Don't let your hope be stolen), which Francis said in a homily delivered in 2013 to inmates.
Francis celebrated his first Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday in 2013 at the prison.[5] He visited again that year for a foot-washing ceremony.[1] Francis along with the Italian Episcopal Conference provided the initial funding for the project.[1][5] Francis returned in 2023 for another foot-washing ceremony.[1]
Before he died, Francis donated €200,000, the entire contents of his personal bank account, to the project.[6][5][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Davies, Charlotte (2025-04-25). "Pastificio Futuro, the pasta factory promoted by the Pope to "give hope" to former inmates of a juvenile prison: "I would have liked him to see it"". El Mundo. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Food, Redazione (2023-11-14). "Pastificio Futuro, in the Casal Del Marmo prison in Rome, an artisan workshop for young prisoners". FIRSTonline. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Redazione (2023-11-03). "Nasce "Pastificio Futuro", nel carcere minorile di Casal del Marmo". Radio Colonna (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ a b Thompson, Anne (6 May 2025). "Pope Francis gave his remaining money to fund pasta factory at juvenile detention center". NBC Nightly News.
- ^ a b c Baker, Kamrin (2025-05-02). "Pope Francis's final act of kindness: donating his entire personal bank account to prisoners". Good Good Good. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Morsa, Michela (2025-04-24). "Pope Francis' final act of mercy: €200,000 donation to juvenile prison". Euronews. Retrieved 2025-05-14.