ACI Prensa Staff, 11 May, 2024 / 8:45 pm (ACI Africa).
A photographic exhibition titled “Changes” opened this week in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, showcasing the effects of climate change and the creative work of God.
The Dicastery for Communication explained in a press release that this exhibition makes reference to St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of the Creatures,” also known as the “Canticle of the Sun.” The exhibition aims to show “the contrasts of the effects of climate change” as well as “the hope that the emotions engendered by the creative work of God give.”
The exhibition was developed as part of the project “Emotions to Generate Changes” and will be open to the public through May 27.
Taking part in the initiative were the Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Laudato Si’ Higher Education Center.
The words to the “Canticle of the Creatures” accompany the 24 photographs, with a reference to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the climate crisis, Laudate Deum.
