{"id":101197,"date":"2026-07-28T15:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101197"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:28:18","slug":"explaining-the-vaticans-engagement-with-contemporary-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/explaining-the-vaticans-engagement-with-contemporary-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiegare l'impegno del Vaticano nell'arte contemporanea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Vatican is participating in the international art exhibition \u201cLa Biennale di Venezia\u201d in Italy for the fourth consecutive year. A senior Vatican official explained the Vatican\u2019s support for the exhibition and its recent focus on contemporary art.Irish Bishop Paul Tighe, secretary of the Culture Section at the Dicastery for Culture and Education, told EWTN News that contemporary artists can reach people in ways that the Church cannot.\u201cContemporary artists have their fingers on the pulse of humanity,\u201d Tighe told EWTN\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vatican is participating in the international art exhibition \u201cLa Biennale di Venezia\u201d in Italy for the fourth consecutive year. A senior Vatican official explained the Vatican\u2019s support for the exhibition and its recent focus on contemporary art.Irish Bishop Paul Tighe, secretary of the Culture Section at the Dicastery for Culture and Education, told EWTN News that contemporary artists can reach people in ways that the Church cannot.\u201cContemporary artists have their fingers on the pulse of humanity,\u201d Tighe told EWTN\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":101199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-101197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101730,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-receives-patti-smith-at-vatican\/","url_meta":{"origin":101197,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo XIV receives Patti Smith at Vatican","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV received American singer, poet, and artist Patti Smith in a private audience at the Vatican on Friday, July 31.The meeting lasted about 40 minutes at the Vatican\u2019s Apostolic Palace, according to Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, undersecretary of the Vatican\u2019s Dicastery for Culture and Education, who shared details of the encounter on Instagram.Smith wore a Tau cross, a symbol closely associated with the Franciscan order, during the audience.The meeting also had a personal connection: Both the pontiff and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":104011,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-takes-part-in-historic-marian-procession-on-lake-albano-at-papal-summer-house\/","url_meta":{"origin":101197,"position":1},"title":"PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV takes part in historic Marian procession on Lake Albano at papal summer house","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV took part in an historic boat procession on Aug. 29, becoming what the Vatican said was the first pope to travel across the waters of Lake Albano at Castel Gandolfo during a procession for the Feast of Our Lady of the Lake. 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