“Con il Cuore – Nel Nome di Francesco: Charity Evening of Solidarity with Great Guests and Accessibility for All”

Back in prime time on Rai 1, Tuesday 30 May at 21.25 live from the churchyard of the Upper Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, “Con il Cuore – Nel Nome di Francesco”, the charity evening of solidarity of the Friars of the Sacred Convent of Assisi, which has been helping those who suffer and those in difficulty for more than 20 years and which this year will also be dedicated to the areas affected by the floods in Emilia Romagna. Carlo Conti will once again lead the evening. The 2023 edition of “Con il Cuore – Nel Nome di Francesco” will see the involvement of great guests such as Fiorella Mannoia, Pooh, Nek, Francesco Renga, Mr Rain, and Amii Stewart. And this year too, the program will be made accessible to the blind and deaf, in the full spirit of the public service, thanks to the commitment of Rai Pubblica Utilità.
The audio description will be available, live on Rai 1 and simulcast on RaiPlay, the entire event will have live subtitles simultaneously and from the TV1 studio of the Naples TV Production Center 4 performers and 2 Lis interpreters will produce in Italian sign language a parallel production of the entire concert for the audience and for broadcast on Rai Play. Also this year “Con il Cuore nel nome di Francesco” will be broadcast live on Rai Radio1 with the management entrusted to Duccio Pasqua and Marcella Sullo as well as streaming on RaiPlay and will also be made accessible by Rai Pubblica Utilità through subtitles for the deaf, by activating Teletext page 777, and the audio-video description for the blind on the dedicated Rai1 channel and on RaiPlay streaming, entirely translated into Lis. The program will be broadcast again on Sunday 25 June at 4.10 pm again on Rai1. Now in its XXI edition, the solidarity event “With the Heart in the Name of Francis”, is promoted by the Friars of the Sacred Convent of Assisi with the coordination of Father Enzo Fortunato.
This year the solidarity intent is both to help the Franciscan soup kitchens operating in Italy, Italian families in difficulty, the projects of the Franciscan missions operating in Italy and on all continents and to send all possible humanitarian aid to civilians affected by conflicts and from earthquakes. To take part in the charity competition, just send a text message or call 45515 from a landline.
«It is a world that cries out for help because of injustice, abuse and deceit. We want to be, in our own small way, bearers of love, smiles and peace in the hearts and lives of the weakest, the least, the forgotten. We do not turn our backs on poverty and suffering, it is right next to us and we cannot turn a blind eye to it» said Father Enzo Fortunato. “Once again this year with the television solidarity event ‘Con il Cuore’ we will light up the suburbs of the world too often hidden and abandoned in darkness and indifference”. Carolina Rey, sent to some of the Franciscan soup kitchens in Italy, will talk about the commitment of the friars and volunteers who contribute daily to providing support and making the many people in need and in difficulty feel less alone.
It will be possible to support the fundraising campaign of With the heart in the name of Francis of Assisi until 15 July by donating 2 euros to 45515 with a text message from a Windtre, Tim, Vodafone, Iliad, Postemobile, Coop Voice, Tiscali mobile phone. Or 5 or 10 euros for calls from a Tim, Vodafone, Windtre, Fastweb and Tiscali landline and 5 euros for calls from a Twt, Convergenze, Postemobile landline. “Con il Cuore, nel nome di Francesco” is a program by Carlo Conti, Emanuele Giovannini, Ivana Sabatini, Leopoldo Siano with the collaboration of Eleonora Niccoli. The direction is by Maurizio Pagnussat, the scene is by Marco Calzavara, the photography is by Massimo Liberati.