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Pope Leo XIV receives Bizot Group

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Pope Leo XIV met with leaders of the Bizot Group, an international network of major museum directors, at the Vatican on October 10. During the meeting, the pope welcomed group president Taco Dibbits and other museum executives to discuss the theme of materiality.

The pope described museums as places of memory, history, and connection between generations. He noted that museum objects transmit the wisdom of the past to the present and serve as a common heritage for humanity.

Addressing the role of art, Leo XIV stated that creativity should not be mere aestheticism but should orient people toward transcendent values. He explained that for the Church, art serves to proclaim the Gospel through beauty and that material elements can become places where God reveals himself.

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How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 10, 3:35 AM Vatican News Русский Папа: для Церкви искусство – возвещение Евангелия красотой
  2. Oct 10, 4:13 AM Vatican News Čeština Lev XIV.: Umění je prostředkem k hlásání evangelia skrze krásu
  3. Oct 10, 5:32 AM Canção Nova Português Papa destaca arte como forma de anunciar o Evangelho através da beleza
  4. Oct 10, 6:31 AM L'Osservatore Romano Italiano Papa Leone XIV ai direttori dei Musei del mondo - L’arte come annuncio evangelico che orienta l’uomo verso l’alto
  5. Oct 10, 9:26 AM Vatican News Slovenčina Lev XIV. riaditeľom múzeí: Hmota je dar aj pamäť
  6. Oct 10, 9:16 AM ACI Prensa Español León XIV reflexiona sobre la materia y el arte como “proclamación evangélica a través de la belleza”
  7. Oct 10, 1:45 PM Vatican News Български Папата: за Църквата изкуството е възвестяване на Евангелието чрез красотата
  8. Oct 10, 3:02 AM Vatican News Pope: Art is not ‘mere aestheticism’ but a way to share the Gospel
  9. Oct 10, 3:06 AM Vatican News Deutsch Papst: „Kunst zeigt Schönheit der Schöpfung“
  10. Oct 10, 4:43 AM Vatican News Slovenščina Papež direktorjem muzejev: Umetnost kot način oznanjevanja evangelija
  11. Oct 10, 7:11 AM Vatican News 中文 教宗：艺术不应该仅仅是美学，更是分享福音的一种方式
  12. Oct 10, 6:10 AM Vatican News Українська Лев XIV: мистецтво відкриває красу творіння та береже пам’ять людства
  13. Oct 10, 9:58 AM Religión Digital Español El Papa agradece a los miembros del Bizot Group su labor de "custodios del arte, el patrimonio común a toda la humanidad"
  14. Oct 10, 1:30 AM Vatican News Español El Papa a Bizot Group: «El arte transforma la materia y revela la belleza de la creación»
  15. Oct 10, 4:02 AM Vatican News Polski Leon XIV: piękno otwiera oczy serca i umysłu
  16. Oct 10, 3:05 AM Vatican News Français Pour Léon XIV, l’objet muséal transmet au présent la sagesse du passé
  17. Oct 10, 3:37 AM Vatican News Português Papa Leão: a arte transforma a matéria em dom e anúncio de beleza
  18. Oct 10, 4:07 AM Vida Nueva Español León XIV ensalza el valor evangelizador del arte: “La materia es memoria”
  19. Oct 10, 4:00 AM Korazym.org Italiano Il papa ai direttori di musei: l’arte orienti alla bellezza
  20. Oct 10, 3:25 AM Holy See Press Office Italiano Udienza ai partecipanti al Meeting dei Direttori dei Musei di tutto il mondo
  21. Oct 10, 2:02 AM Diocese of Hallam Pope: Art is not ‘mere aestheticism’ but a way to share the Gospel
  22. Oct 10, 3:39 AM Vatican News العربية البابا لاوُن الرابع عشر: الفن هو رسالة جمال وذاكرة أجيال
  23. Oct 10, 3:30 AM Vatican News Italiano Leone XIV: l’arte non sia estetismo, ma orienti l’uomo ai valori trascendenti
  24. Oct 10, 4:57 AM Vatican News Svenska Påven: Konsten är inte ren estetik utan ett sätt att sprida evangeliet
  25. Oct 10, 4:46 AM Vatican News Română Leon XIV: Arta, un semn al frumuseții care trezește ochii inimii și ai minții
  26. Oct 10, 5:32 AM Vatican News Latviešu Māksla atmodina sirds un prāta acis, un cilvēku virza augšup
  27. Oct 10, 3:41 AM Vatican News Shqip Leoni XIV: arti nuk duhet të jetë estetizëm, por ta drejtojë njeriun drejt vlerave transhendente
  28. Oct 10, 4:31 AM Vatican News Lietuvių Leonas XIV. Bažnyčiai menas nėra tik estetika
  29. Oct 10, 10:41 AM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಗದ್ಗುರುಗಳು : ಕಲೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಕೇವಲ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವಲ್ಲ, ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಸುವಾರ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಒಂದು ಮಾರ್ಗವಾಗಿದೆ.
  30. Oct 12, 12:10 AM Catholic World News Art is an imitation of God's work, Pope tells museum directors (CWN)
  31. Oct 10, 7:22 AM DOMRADIO.DE Deutsch "Bizot-Gruppe" / Papst Leo XIV. trifft Direktoren weltberühmter Museen
  32. Oct 12, 2:44 AM TK KBS Slovenčina Pápež Lev XIV. sa stretol s riaditeľmi významných múzeí z celého sveta
  33. Oct 12, 12:44 AM ZENIT News Agency Français Léon XIV : « L’art, un chemin vers la beauté de Dieu »

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