Press Conference of 18 April 2023

Press Conference of 19 April 2023

Press Conference of 18 April 2023

On Tuesday 18 April 2023, at 11.30, in the Holy See Press Office, Saint Pius X Hall, Via dell’Ospedale 1, a press conference will be held to present the Holy See Pavilion – “Social Friendship – meeting in the garden” at the eighteenth edition of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, taking place from 20 May to 26 November 2023.

The speakers will be:

- His Eminence Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education;

- Architect Roberto Cremascoli, curator of the Holy See Pavilion;

- Architect Álvaro Siza, responsible for the executive project (by remote link from Porto);

- Architects Emanuele Almagioni, Giacomo Borella, and Francesca Riva (Studio Albori), responsible for the executive project (by remote link from Venice).

The Press Conference will be livestreamed in the original language on the Vatican News YouTube channel, at https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews.

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Press Conference of 19 April 2023

On Wednesday 19 April 2023, at 12.00, in the Holy See Press Office, Saint Pius X Hall, Via dell’Ospedale 1, a press conference will be held to present the conferral of the 2023 Paul VI International Prize on the theme “Paul VI and Italy: the historical legacy and the present”.

The speakers will be:

- Don Angelo Maffeis, president of the Paul VI Institute of Brescia;

- Professor Andrea Riccardi, professor emeritus of contemporary history; member of the Scientific Committee of the Paul VI Institute;

- Mr. Pierpaolo Camadini, president of the Opera per l’Educazione Cristiana (Christian Education Society).

The Press Conference will be livestreamed in the original language on the Vatican News YouTube channel, at https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews.