World-renowned artists to participate in first Vatican ‘Vitae Summit’Internationally-recognized artists from around the world, including Denzel Washington, Andrea Bocelli, and Patricia Heaton will join Pope Francis for the first-ever “Vitae Summit” at the Vatican on August 31 – September 1 to begin a conversation on how to use the arts to foster a culture of hope and unity. Aug 31, 2022VATICAN CITY: A two-day summit will be held from August 31 – September 1 by the Vitae Global Foundation at the Casina Pio IV inside the walls of Vatican City. Hope, unity, and the common good are the main themes of the summit framed amongst the overall goal of inspiring a change in the world through art. Role of artists in the worldThe summit is the culmination of several years of meetings with Pope Francis in his Vatican residence, the Casa Santa Marta, with the VITAE Global founder and president Luis Quinelli and his executive team. Mr. Quinelli says he hopes the summit will counter the messages of negativity and hate spread by social media, stating that artists have a large responsibility to share beauty and positivity in their work.

Source: The Herald August 31, 2022 02:59 UTC