Father Luciano spent many of his parish years defending and hosting immigrants. In Parma he was considered an outsider but he never really cared. In late July 2011 I asked him whether I could take some pictures during the Sunday service. He asked me what the purpose was. I explained that I wanted to document a community, of different cultural backgrounds, coming together during the service and that this would be for my blog, a personal use. He agreed. I was positively impressed by that community that was small but quite tight. There seemed to be a silent harmony. I never saw him after that and, a few years later, I was saddened to acknowledge that he passed away.
“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die” Steve Biko.
In memory of Father Luciano Scaccaglia (1936-2016), priest and non-violent activist.
Elena Arvasi Portrait Photographer 