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Pope Leo XIV receives artists at the Vatican

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Pope Leo XIV met with artists and curators at the Vatican on October 2, 2026, during a meeting titled "The Art of the Possible: Weaving Together." Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, the audience focused on the role of art as a space for listening and questioning.

In his address, the pope said authentic art is irreplaceable in an era of modern technology and artificial intelligence because it carries the human spark and seeks deeper truths. He called for a distinction between human creation and artificial intelligence productions and urged artists and the Church to renew their collaboration to protect human dignity and spiritual values.

Pope Leo XIV thanked the participants for their recent work with the Holy See, specifically mentioning the arrangement of the Venice Biennale pavilion and contemporary art projects promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

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  1. Oct 2, 5:12 AM Vatican News Latviešu Leons XIV: māksla palīdz saglabāt cilvēcību
  2. Oct 2, 6:17 AM ZENIT News Agency Français « L’art authentique préserve l’étincelle humaine », affirme Léon XIV

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