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Phil Mer: “Celebrating and remembering our friend Paolo, who passed away a year ago, with new music...”

Leini (Turin), Sunday, January 18, 2026

In the Temple of Anima Universale, at the end of the Darshan, we celebrated and remembered with new music ramia Paolo Conti, who on his website VivaLaMusika described himself as a monk by vocation, a musician by passion, and a chef on occasion.

The new music is the work of Phil Mer, an exceptionally talented drummer and close friend of Swami Roberto. He has played with the Pooh, Zucchero, Pino Daniele, Ornella Vanoni, and many other famous Italian singers.

Phil Mer is also an excellent composer and arranger, and in honor of Ramia Paolo, he wanted to make a beautiful and important gift to Anima Universale: a new arrangement of our anthem “Il Canto di un Ramirico” (The Song of a Ramirian), which Ramia Paolo composed and produced many years ago.

Solidarity and community: the Leinì Red Cross raises funds at the Anima Universale Church

LEINÌ (Turin, Italy) – Monday, 8th December 2025

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception turned into an important occasion of solidarity at the monastery of the Anima Universale Church, where volunteers from the Leini Committee of the Italian Red Cross set up a stand selling IRC Solidarity Panettone cakes.

The funds raised will be used to enhance free social transport services in the area, a vital activity carried out by local Red Cross volunteers to ensure mobility and assistance for vulnerable people and those in need.

To emphasize the importance of the event, Ramia Osvaldo Ristuccia, President of Anima Universale, called Dr. Manuel Caselli, President of the Leinì Committee of the Italian Red Cross (first on the left in the photo below, next to Ramia Osvaldo Ristuccia), to join him on the altar, along with the volunteers present…

Our help for the Solidarity Pharmacy of the Italian Red Cross Leini Committee

Leini (Turin, Italy), 13 June 2025 – Today saw the inauguration of the Solidarity Pharmacy of the Leini Committee of the Italian Red Cross, a valuable service aimed at supporting Leini people and families in difficulty. The Church Anima Universale contributed a donation of € 3,000 for the launch of this laudable initiative. The Solidarity Pharmacy will distribute over-the-counter medicines (class C), parapharmaceuticals and basic necessities free of charge, offering concrete help to those who need it most in the Leini community…

Inaugurazione della Farmacia Solidale
Da sinistra a destra: ramia Osvaldo Ristuccia, il Dott. Manuel Caselli e il Sindaco di Leini Luca Torella

Anima Universale at the Conference in Memory of Professor PierLuigi Zoccatelli at the University of Turin

Turin (Italy), Wednesday, 21st May 2025

Monks Dr. Ramia Davide Ghirardello (psychologist, psychotherapist) and Ramia Riccardo Fertino represented the Church Universal Soul at the Study Day in memory of Professor PierLuigi Zoccatelli, who passed away prematurely a year ago, on the feast of Mary Help of Christians, 24th May 2024.

PierLuigi Zoccatelli

Ramia Paolo Conti’s Songs in the Miss Italia Docufilm on Netflix

Leini (Turin, Italy), 27 February 2025

ramia Paolo Conti with Miss Italia Ramia Paolo Conti with Patrizia Mirigliani and Lavinia Abate, Miss Italia 2022, during a pause while recording of the song «Miss, dream and reality» (Rome, 14 March 2023)

Yesterday, Wednesday 26 February 2025, the docufilm Miss Italia must not die was released worldwide (on Netflix).

Unfortunately, Ramia Paolo could not see it, because – as you know – he closed his eyes to this world on Wednesday, 22 January, a few days after turning 60 …

The Italian Red Cross awarded a Medal of Merit to the Church Anima Universale

Leini (Turin, Italy), 13 October 2024

The National President of the Italian Red Cross, Dr. Rosario Maria Gianluca Valastro, awarded the Medal of Merit “The Time of Kindness” to the Church Anima Universale, as a sign of gratitude for having demonstrated a spirit of sacrifice and absolute self-denial, generously supporting the Association in a particularly difficult and challenging moment…

A curious radio broadcast about Swami Roberto

Leini (Turin, Italy), Thursday October 3, 2024

«Get ready for a fascinating journey into the world of Swami Roberto and his Anima Universale Monastery in these two episodes of the Deep Dive podcast!» … With these words we were introduced to a compelling radio broadcast, or podcast as they call it today, hosted by two great professionals.
In reality, the podcast is produced entirely by an experimental Artificial Intelligence, called NotebookLM…

Anima Universale contributed to the Leini Cardioprotetta project

Leini (TO), Saturday 24 February 2024

This morning at 10:30 a.m., the final moment of the important Leini Cardioprotetta project, which led to the installation of several automatic AED defibrillators in the municipality of Leini, was held at the Pavarotti Civic Theater.

After the intervention of the Mayor, Renato Pittalis, City Councilor Alberto Massasso, coordinator of the Project, illustrated the success of the initiative and thanked the donors and those who contributed in various capacities to its implementation. He also reminded that—in case of emergency—anyone can use this life-saving device. The event concluded with a short practical demonstration of AED use.

Anima Universale contributed by donating the sum needed to purchase 11 AED defibrillators, which are now operational in the Leini area for the benefit of all fellow citizens …

Holy Christmas Vigil 2023

In the Temple at Leini (Turin, Italy) with Swami Roberto and in the Temple at Poggiana di Riese Pio X (Treviso, Italy), the Church Anima Universale celebrated Holy Christmas, to give glory to the Word of God who became flesh.

In Leini the celebration began with the traditional White Christmas, sung in Italian and English by the talented singer Simona Sorbara.

Simona Sorbara

The Church Anima Universale donated new headquarters to the Movimento Sviluppo e Pace ETS

Leini (Turin, Italy), Wednesday, June 14, 2023

The Church Anima Universale donated its branch at 14/A via Biella in Turin to the Movimento Sviluppo e Pace ETS for humanitarian and solidarity purposes.

Movimento Sviluppo e Pace is an NGO founded in Turin in 1968 by personalities of the Catholic and secular culture, such as the journalist and writer Dr. Giovanni Giovannini and the university professor Giorgio Ceragioli, PhD.

The headquarters donated by Anima Universale

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