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Vatican City, Feb 5, 2013 \/ 11:53 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A unique art exhibition aimed at giving \u201cvoice to the nostalgia for God\u201d found in modern culture will open at Castel Sant\u2019Angelo tomorrow as part of the Year of Faith.<\/p>\n

\tThe exhibit will bring together works from nine countries and will allow visitors to both contemplate beauty and \u201chave an important meeting with the image of Peter,\u201d Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization told CNA on Feb. 5.<\/p>\n

\tThat encounter with St. Peter, he added, will give viewers a chance to grow in faith.<\/p>\n

\tThe exhibition, called \u201cThe Path of Peter,\u201d was introduced by Archbishop Fisichella at the Holy See press office on Feb. 5. It features pieces that range from the 4th and 5th centuries all the way until the 20th century.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFirst of all, it's good to explain the 'why' of this exhibit,\u201d Archbishop Fisichella said, underscoring that the aim of the show is to reinforce the desire for God that is present in everyone\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

\tThe new evangelization council decided to organize the exhibit because \u201cPeter is the image of humanity that seeks and that finds and that, after having found, follows,\u201d the archbishop said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cLooking upon the work of art, believers and non-believers have different reactions, but beauty expresses a call to one and all to listen to the message that can be perceived in the silence of contemplation,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

\tThe Path of Peter exhibition will last from Feb. 6 until May 1 and is taking place at Castel Sant\u2019Angelo in Rome.<\/p>\n

\tThe president of the new evangelization council also offered some insights into the contemporary cultural situation.<\/p>\n

\tHe believes that the current moment is \u201cstrongly characterized by contradictory movements \u2026 On the one hand it seems that there is a general feeling of fatigue and indifference that even affects our faith\u201d and assumes faith is no longer relevant.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOn the other hand,\u201d he noted, \u201cthere is the excessive enthusiasm for scientific progress and new lifestyles as if these were the solutions to today's serious problems.\u201d
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\n\tThe conclusion that is frequently presented in response to these desires is to say that \u201cit is good to limit faith's sphere to the private, denying its social or cultural effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAnd yet, Archbishop Fisichella said that the desire for transcendent beauty remains strong, a fact that can be seen in the constant demand for the beauty of nature and works of art.<\/p>\n

\tLooking ahead to the rest of Pope Benedict's Year of Faith \u2013 which lasts until Nov. 24 \u2013 Archbishop Fisichella said his council is planning several events in Rome that will \u201ctestify that faith is not just something private, but on the contrary, is something that is lived together with the community, and also as a public sign for the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLaunched on Oct. 11 of 2012, the Pope's Year of Faith marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and has been heralded as an opportunity for Catholics to renew their faith in order to share it more fully with those around them.<\/p>\n

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