"Both artists prompted Italian culture to be open to diversity and to foreigners. They taught us how not to be afraid." Giorgio Vittadini presented the 2016 New York Encounter exhibit "Little World, Minimal Stuff" on Giovanni Guareschi and Enzo Jannacci.
"Hope is at the root of all migrations; it is the biggest motivator. And this is true for us, too." Photographer Giulio Piscitelli and Msgr. Ronald Marino discussed the issue of immigration at the 2016 New York Encounter.
"We don’t explore just to find, but to be found." Maria Elena Monzani and Tom Jones spoke of the wonders of outer space at the 2016 NY Encounter.
"God goes, belonging to every riven thing he’s made / sing his being simply by being / the thing it is.” Poet Christian Wiman spoke of poetry, faith and recognition at the 2016 New York Encounter opening event.
The Shaw Street Collective accompanied poetry readings and dance at the 2016 New York Encounter.
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“It is impossible to be truly creative without a positive gaze on the present.” James Biber, Dario Snaidero and Roberto Snaidero discussed the foundations of a healthy business at the 2016 New York Encounter.
Paolo Carozza, Chris Blattman, Joakim Koech and Jacie Aldrette discussed world poverty at the 2016 NY Encounter.
The Nigerian metropolis is the second stop on our journey in Africa, with its threats from Boko Haram and the slums. This is where a group of bored young Christians rediscovered faith.