Fin dal primo Rinascimento le cappelle delle chiese di Roma furono decorate con ricchi corredi. Ma fu nel Cinquecento e nel Seicento che le cappelle diventarono gli spazi dove le grandi famiglie patrizie e l'alta borghesia romana poterono dimostrare il proprio prestigio sociale. Nella ricchezza degli apparati trionfò l'autorappresentazione di compagnie, casate e grandi uomini. Spesso le cappelle venivano concepite come parti di un sistema più complesso, allargato alla navata e alle altre cappelle, in un dialogo tra le arti e i committenti dei diversi ambienti. La «voce» individuale di ogni cappella (i suoi fini e significati) rispondeva in questo modo al più vasto «discorso» corale delle arti all'interno della chiesa, con esiti sempre più articolati e spettacolari negli anni del Barocco. Il volume indaga questo fenomeno - così rilevante, ed esclusivo della capitale pontificia - nell'esame di diversi casi tra XVI e XVII secolo. Diversi anche i tagli e gli approcci dei contributi, dai riflessi storici, filologici, iconografici, che aprono ad uno sguardo nuovo i penetrali delle chiese più venerate di Roma.
The appraisal of the political dialogue and negotiations with the communist regimes of East Central Europe commenced by the Holy See in the 1960s did not provoke only lively debates among contemporaries, but remains to the present day one of the most debated questions of the twentieth-century history: should it be assessed as a fixed path to which no alternative existed, or was it a flawed initiative which merely served the international legitimacy of the communist totalitarian system?
This volume enriches the results of earlier historiography with new perspectives and confirmes inter alia that a black-and-white reading (often based on a one-sided use of sources) of Ostpolitik is incorrect: just as the critical assessment, which frequently places local considerations at the forefront, requires revision, the at times apologetic outlook defending the Vatican’s Eastern policy is also untenable. Only a nuanced and source-focused analysis of the ambitions of the Roman and Muscovite centers, and of local politics and Churches, as well as dialogue between the various research trends, can help us to gain a more thorough knowledge of (and make us better understand) those fixed paths upon which the Roman and local ecclesiastics of the era were forced to travel and which limited the possibility of success.
What films and TV series do young people enjoy most? What books do they read most? Do they prefer novels based on the ever-changing preferences of mainstream critics, or do they prefer classic masterpieces that have survived the test of time? How are young people's views on love and friendship influenced by novels, movies, and television series? Are there significant differences in their choices due to cultural and linguistic traditions? A sample of 3,694 people between 18 and 29 years old was selected and interviewed to answer these questions in May-June 2018 in nine western countries: Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the UK, and the USA. The Spanish pollster GAD 3 has carried out the survey under the direction of the Family and Media Center and with the financial support of the Elina Gianoli Gainza Chair of Family and Media Studies at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, Rome). This book is hinged to the awareness that the West is in the midst of an epochal educational crisis, and the project is strengthened by the belief, which is shared by its promoters, that one of the ways out of the crisis is the recovery of narrative intelligence. Besides the presentation of the multinational survey results, the book offers a reflection on six great works of literature - later adapted to the big screen - that have addressed these universal themes in different times, in order to cultivate an appreciation of great stories and promote an educational culture concerned with the development of thought and the ability to critically analyze. Their authors share a strong educational sensitivity and experience in education and bring together their diverse media expertise. The authors and works mentioned are: Alessandro d'Avenia (The Odyssey by Homer, The Divine Comedy by Dante, and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky); Natalia Sanmartín Fenollera (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen); Armando Fumagalli (Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoj); Travis Curtright (Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare); Antonio Malo (Somerset Maugham's The Painted Veil); and Andrea Monda (J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings).
Documento fondamentale, curato dalla Congregazione per il Clero, in lingua inglese. Versione aggiornata alla luce soprattutto della ricchissima dottrina ed esperienza pastorale sul sacerdozio che Benedetto XVI ha offerto durante il suo pontificato, in particolare durante l'Anno Sacerdotale.
Il libro e' un'antologia delle lettere pastorali e documenti dei vescovi cattolici dell'Eritrea. Il volume e' in lingua inglese e tigrina.
Un documento del Pontificio Consiglio Giustizia e Pace sul tema di grande attualità della regolamentazione dei sistemi monetari e finanziari internazionali. Questo documento sollecita la prospettiva di un'autorità pubblica mondiale, al servizio del bene comune, che sovrintenda al sistema finanziario e monetario internazionale.