Pope Francis inaugurated a new art gallery at the Vatican Apostolic Library on Friday. The Church must bear witness to the importance of beauty said the Pope during the inaugural address. The Pontiff said that true beauty is not about appearances or ornament, but springs from the root of “goodness, truth, and justice”.
“We must not, however, neglect to think and speak of beauty because the human heart does not need bread alone, it does not need only that which guarantees its immediate survival: it also needs culture, that which touches the soul, which brings the human being closer to his profound dignity,” Pope Francis said.
The new exhibition hall will display unpublished works by the contemporary artist Pietro Ruffo.