Italian
At 7 PM, at the Auditorium of Santa Croce, one of the top events of the festival took place. Vincenzo Giorgio, a professor of Biblical Hebrew at the ISSR Giovanni Paolo I and collaborator for the biblical training of catechists at the Office for Announcement and Catechesis of the Diocese of Treviso, as well as a member of the national team for trainers in evangelization and catechesis of the CEI in Rome since 2007, introduced the meeting Voice of Subtle Silence, a title taken from a biblical quote (1 Kings 19:12) that describes the discreet presence of God, which was attended by Yuri Camisasca, singer-songwriter, friend and collaborator of Battiato and now icon painter; Paolo Trianni, theologian, and Roberto Gemo, guitarist.
The meeting took place in the form of an interview, where the theologian asked a series of questions to Yuri Camicasca, focusing on his spirituality, his experience as an icon painter, and death. Between topics, music accompanied the conversation both with the voice of the singer-songwriter and with the guitar of Roberto Gemo. The audience present was enchanted and did not want to leave.
The final day of the festival began in the afternoon at the Bailo Museum and was dedicated to the limits in art. Don Paolo Barbisan, director of the Office of Cultural Heritage, was introduced by Livia Andrigo, his collaborator in Open Churches.
Through the literary suggestions of Livia Andrigo, in which Leopardi, D’Annunzio, Pascoli, and Saba have been able to describe the sense of limit, Don Paolo has chosen some significant paintings related to the theme in question: from Hopper, to Fusli, to Turner, to Chagall, up to Lucio Fontana, who sought to go beyond the limit of the canvas with his cuts. This event was also sold out, deserving of the reflections it was able to trigger through the thoughts of artists and writers.
The afternoon was dedicated to a great event at the Auditorium San Pio X for couples and families. The offering was organized in two spaces. In the auditorium, there was a talk by the famous doctor and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai, titled I will love you forever, a dialogue about love tested by limits and time, which was met with enormous success (370 participants!).
At the same time, to allow couples to be free from the commitment of children to attend the conference, a workshop titled Together we have done a lot was held, dedicated to kids aged 7 to 14, managed by the cultural association Il trabiccolo dei sogni, which was attended by about thirty kids.
The festival concluded with a concert at the Temple of San Nicolò, titled Beyond the river, the songs of Redemption, performed by the Sweet Sound Singer choir, conducted by M° Francesco Rossi. Many of the lyrics performed in the concert invited the audience to go towards the river, both a boundary and a point of passage, just as the Jordan River was after forty years in the desert to reach the Promised Land. It was also significant for the slaves of America, towards the hope of liberation from the condition of slavery. Each piece was contextualized and presented by the maestro, which allowed for a greater understanding of the meaning of these spiritual and gospel songs.
This year’s festival, thanks also to the numerous sponsors and the hard work of the volunteers, has been able to tackle this seemingly difficult topic with great quality and public appreciation, generating very interesting suggestions and reflections.
A phenomenon emerged during the event: the audience, once the event was over, did not want to leave. A comfort zone had been created where people rediscovered the sense and meaning that they often do not see in their daily lives, on social media, or on television. Individuals have a spiritual need that must be fulfilled just like their natural needs in order to live peacefully. Otherwise, this unexpressed “hunger” turns into anger due to the inability to understand the complexity of the world around them.
Thanks again to the Biblico festival for giving us the opportunity to feel more human once again and to all those people who thought of it, organized it, and made it possible for us.
Saturday, May 23 began with the presentation of a book, The Three Lives of Goli, at the Pavan hall of the Seminary. The author, Laura Cappellazzo, told the story of a true survivor: that of a woman who fled Iran with two children via the Balkan route to reach Europe.
Its dramatic story, but fortunately with a happy ending, has been compared to that of two young Iranian researchers, Alì and Sackra, now in Trieste for study reasons, who shared in a video their difficulties in integrating and the concerns they have for their families in Iran, with whom they find it very difficult to get in touch. The audience was very moved by these stories and asked many questions to try to understand more.
Another very interesting event was the one held at Ca’Robegan, also in the morning, where the composer monk Gian Martino Durighello, assisted by two musicians Luigi Lanzarini and Alberto Mesirca, addressed the theme of limits within the texts and contexts of religious places.
The fascinating theme was The garden, the body, and the temple. The first understood as Eden, but also as ortus conclusus, but above all as a cloister, claustrum, with all the connected symbolisms. As for the body, for us it is a limit, but it is also the body in which Christ incarnated, and it is the same body we enter when we enter a church, in a temple shaped like a cross. But it is not in this that we enter but in the body of Christ. A meeting with a very high level of spirituality, which was fully booked and received high praise from the audience.
In the afternoon, there was a meeting dedicated to the Casa della Carità of Caritas, where one of its guests presented a book, Defend Me from the Night, which symbolically recounted his street experience and his new life possibilities. There was a lot of attention from the audience, many questions, and many signed copies of his book.
At 7 PM, at the Auditorium of Santa Croce, one of the top events of the festival took place. Vincenzo Giorgio, a professor of Biblical Hebrew at the ISSR Giovanni Paolo I and collaborator for the biblical training of catechists at the Office for Announcement and Catechesis of the Diocese of Treviso, as well as a member of the national team for trainers in evangelization and catechesis of the CEI in Rome since 2007, introduced the meeting Voice of Subtle Silence, a title taken from a biblical quote (1 Kings 19:12) that describes the discreet presence of God, which was attended by Yuri Camisasca, singer-songwriter, friend and collaborator of Battiato and now icon painter; Paolo Trianni, theologian, and Roberto Gemo, guitarist.
The meeting took place in the form of an interview, where the theologian asked a series of questions to Yuri Camicasca, focusing on his spirituality, his experience as an icon painter, and death. Between topics, music accompanied the conversation both with the voice of the singer-songwriter and with the guitar of Roberto Gemo. The audience present was enchanted and did not want to leave.
The final day of the festival began in the afternoon at the Bailo Museum and was dedicated to the limits in art. Don Paolo Barbisan, director of the Office of Cultural Heritage, was introduced by Livia Andrigo, his collaborator in Open Churches.
Through the literary suggestions of Livia Andrigo, in which Leopardi, D’Annunzio, Pascoli, and Saba have been able to describe the sense of limit, Don Paolo has chosen some significant paintings related to the theme in question: from Hopper, to Fusli, to Turner, to Chagall, up to Lucio Fontana, who sought to go beyond the limit of the canvas with his cuts. This event was also sold out, deserving of the reflections it was able to trigger through the thoughts of artists and writers.
The afternoon was dedicated to a great event at the Auditorium San Pio X for couples and families. The offering was organized in two spaces. In the auditorium, there was a talk by the famous doctor and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai, titled I will love you forever, a dialogue about love tested by limits and time, which was met with enormous success (370 participants!).
At the same time, to allow couples to be free from the commitment of children to attend the conference, a workshop titled Together we have done a lot was held, dedicated to kids aged 7 to 14, managed by the cultural association Il trabiccolo dei sogni, which was attended by about thirty kids.
The festival concluded with a concert at the Temple of San Nicolò, titled Beyond the river, the songs of Redemption, performed by the Sweet Sound Singer choir, conducted by M° Francesco Rossi. Many of the lyrics performed in the concert invited the audience to go towards the river, both a boundary and a point of passage, just as the Jordan River was after forty years in the desert to reach the Promised Land. It was also significant for the slaves of America, towards the hope of liberation from the condition of slavery. Each piece was contextualized and presented by the maestro, which allowed for a greater understanding of the meaning of these spiritual and gospel songs.
This year’s festival, thanks also to the numerous sponsors and the hard work of the volunteers, has been able to tackle this seemingly difficult topic with great quality and public appreciation, generating very interesting suggestions and reflections.
A phenomenon emerged during the event: the audience, once the event was over, did not want to leave. A comfort zone had been created where people rediscovered the sense and meaning that they often do not see in their daily lives, on social media, or on television. Individuals have a spiritual need that must be fulfilled just like their natural needs in order to live peacefully. Otherwise, this unexpressed “hunger” turns into anger due to the inability to understand the complexity of the world around them.
Thanks again to the Biblico festival for giving us the opportunity to feel more human once again and to all those people who thought of it, organized it, and made it possible for us.
Another highlight of the festival was the evening at the Auditorium del Pio X dedicated to limits in sports. A round table was created with Olympic sports legends like Daniele Scarpa and Sandra Truccolo, as well as world champions like Silvia Marangoni and the only female international referee Dominga Lot.
The opinion of Dr. Patrizio Sarto, director of the Sports Medicine Department of Aulss 2, and Don Alessio Albertini, former national assistant of CSI, as well as Fabrizio Malachin, ultrarunner and official of the municipality of Treviso, was not lacking. The moderator Giuliamaria Dotto Pagnossin concluded by complimenting the audience for their attention and interest shown.
Saturday, May 23 began with the presentation of a book, The Three Lives of Goli, at the Pavan hall of the Seminary. The author, Laura Cappellazzo, told the story of a true survivor: that of a woman who fled Iran with two children via the Balkan route to reach Europe.
Its dramatic story, but fortunately with a happy ending, has been compared to that of two young Iranian researchers, Alì and Sackra, now in Trieste for study reasons, who shared in a video their difficulties in integrating and the concerns they have for their families in Iran, with whom they find it very difficult to get in touch. The audience was very moved by these stories and asked many questions to try to understand more.
Another very interesting event was the one held at Ca’Robegan, also in the morning, where the composer monk Gian Martino Durighello, assisted by two musicians Luigi Lanzarini and Alberto Mesirca, addressed the theme of limits within the texts and contexts of religious places.
The fascinating theme was The garden, the body, and the temple. The first understood as Eden, but also as ortus conclusus, but above all as a cloister, claustrum, with all the connected symbolisms. As for the body, for us it is a limit, but it is also the body in which Christ incarnated, and it is the same body we enter when we enter a church, in a temple shaped like a cross. But it is not in this that we enter but in the body of Christ. A meeting with a very high level of spirituality, which was fully booked and received high praise from the audience.
In the afternoon, there was a meeting dedicated to the Casa della Carità of Caritas, where one of its guests presented a book, Defend Me from the Night, which symbolically recounted his street experience and his new life possibilities. There was a lot of attention from the audience, many questions, and many signed copies of his book.
At 7 PM, at the Auditorium of Santa Croce, one of the top events of the festival took place. Vincenzo Giorgio, a professor of Biblical Hebrew at the ISSR Giovanni Paolo I and collaborator for the biblical training of catechists at the Office for Announcement and Catechesis of the Diocese of Treviso, as well as a member of the national team for trainers in evangelization and catechesis of the CEI in Rome since 2007, introduced the meeting Voice of Subtle Silence, a title taken from a biblical quote (1 Kings 19:12) that describes the discreet presence of God, which was attended by Yuri Camisasca, singer-songwriter, friend and collaborator of Battiato and now icon painter; Paolo Trianni, theologian, and Roberto Gemo, guitarist.
The meeting took place in the form of an interview, where the theologian asked a series of questions to Yuri Camicasca, focusing on his spirituality, his experience as an icon painter, and death. Between topics, music accompanied the conversation both with the voice of the singer-songwriter and with the guitar of Roberto Gemo. The audience present was enchanted and did not want to leave.
The final day of the festival began in the afternoon at the Bailo Museum and was dedicated to the limits in art. Don Paolo Barbisan, director of the Office of Cultural Heritage, was introduced by Livia Andrigo, his collaborator in Open Churches.
Through the literary suggestions of Livia Andrigo, in which Leopardi, D’Annunzio, Pascoli, and Saba have been able to describe the sense of limit, Don Paolo has chosen some significant paintings related to the theme in question: from Hopper, to Fusli, to Turner, to Chagall, up to Lucio Fontana, who sought to go beyond the limit of the canvas with his cuts. This event was also sold out, deserving of the reflections it was able to trigger through the thoughts of artists and writers.
The afternoon was dedicated to a great event at the Auditorium San Pio X for couples and families. The offering was organized in two spaces. In the auditorium, there was a talk by the famous doctor and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai, titled I will love you forever, a dialogue about love tested by limits and time, which was met with enormous success (370 participants!).
At the same time, to allow couples to be free from the commitment of children to attend the conference, a workshop titled Together we have done a lot was held, dedicated to kids aged 7 to 14, managed by the cultural association Il trabiccolo dei sogni, which was attended by about thirty kids.
The festival concluded with a concert at the Temple of San Nicolò, titled Beyond the river, the songs of Redemption, performed by the Sweet Sound Singer choir, conducted by M° Francesco Rossi. Many of the lyrics performed in the concert invited the audience to go towards the river, both a boundary and a point of passage, just as the Jordan River was after forty years in the desert to reach the Promised Land. It was also significant for the slaves of America, towards the hope of liberation from the condition of slavery. Each piece was contextualized and presented by the maestro, which allowed for a greater understanding of the meaning of these spiritual and gospel songs.
This year’s festival, thanks also to the numerous sponsors and the hard work of the volunteers, has been able to tackle this seemingly difficult topic with great quality and public appreciation, generating very interesting suggestions and reflections.
A phenomenon emerged during the event: the audience, once the event was over, did not want to leave. A comfort zone had been created where people rediscovered the sense and meaning that they often do not see in their daily lives, on social media, or on television. Individuals have a spiritual need that must be fulfilled just like their natural needs in order to live peacefully. Otherwise, this unexpressed “hunger” turns into anger due to the inability to understand the complexity of the world around them.
Thanks again to the Biblico festival for giving us the opportunity to feel more human once again and to all those people who thought of it, organized it, and made it possible for us.
The day concluded at the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius at Appiani with a musical performance that staged the book Parola di Bass, which tells the story of a boy who had a dream to fulfill, but whose premature departure could not stop it. Emotional and well-attended, it left a mark on the large audience present.
Friday, May 22nd opened with the screening of the film My Persian Garden, at the Edera cinema. A film much loved both by the public and critics when it was presented in 2025 at the Berlin festival, introduced by Raffaele Lazzaroni, who emphasized the difficulty of producing films in Iran due to very strict censorship.
At 5 PM, at the Church of Sant’Agnese, the experience of the complete reading of the Bible, which lasted 4 years by a study group, was presented. To introduce this experience, Sabino Chialà, prior of the Bose Community, was invited. The aim was to convey that the Bible is a series of books from different eras and authors, usually read in a fragmented way, but that finds meaning in a canonical and communal context.
Another highlight of the festival was the evening at the Auditorium del Pio X dedicated to limits in sports. A round table was created with Olympic sports legends like Daniele Scarpa and Sandra Truccolo, as well as world champions like Silvia Marangoni and the only female international referee Dominga Lot.
The opinion of Dr. Patrizio Sarto, director of the Sports Medicine Department of Aulss 2, and Don Alessio Albertini, former national assistant of CSI, as well as Fabrizio Malachin, ultrarunner and official of the municipality of Treviso, was not lacking. The moderator Giuliamaria Dotto Pagnossin concluded by complimenting the audience for their attention and interest shown.
Saturday, May 23 began with the presentation of a book, The Three Lives of Goli, at the Pavan hall of the Seminary. The author, Laura Cappellazzo, told the story of a true survivor: that of a woman who fled Iran with two children via the Balkan route to reach Europe.
Its dramatic story, but fortunately with a happy ending, has been compared to that of two young Iranian researchers, Alì and Sackra, now in Trieste for study reasons, who shared in a video their difficulties in integrating and the concerns they have for their families in Iran, with whom they find it very difficult to get in touch. The audience was very moved by these stories and asked many questions to try to understand more.
Another very interesting event was the one held at Ca’Robegan, also in the morning, where the composer monk Gian Martino Durighello, assisted by two musicians Luigi Lanzarini and Alberto Mesirca, addressed the theme of limits within the texts and contexts of religious places.
The fascinating theme was The garden, the body, and the temple. The first understood as Eden, but also as ortus conclusus, but above all as a cloister, claustrum, with all the connected symbolisms. As for the body, for us it is a limit, but it is also the body in which Christ incarnated, and it is the same body we enter when we enter a church, in a temple shaped like a cross. But it is not in this that we enter but in the body of Christ. A meeting with a very high level of spirituality, which was fully booked and received high praise from the audience.
In the afternoon, there was a meeting dedicated to the Casa della Carità of Caritas, where one of its guests presented a book, Defend Me from the Night, which symbolically recounted his street experience and his new life possibilities. There was a lot of attention from the audience, many questions, and many signed copies of his book.
At 7 PM, at the Auditorium of Santa Croce, one of the top events of the festival took place. Vincenzo Giorgio, a professor of Biblical Hebrew at the ISSR Giovanni Paolo I and collaborator for the biblical training of catechists at the Office for Announcement and Catechesis of the Diocese of Treviso, as well as a member of the national team for trainers in evangelization and catechesis of the CEI in Rome since 2007, introduced the meeting Voice of Subtle Silence, a title taken from a biblical quote (1 Kings 19:12) that describes the discreet presence of God, which was attended by Yuri Camisasca, singer-songwriter, friend and collaborator of Battiato and now icon painter; Paolo Trianni, theologian, and Roberto Gemo, guitarist.
The meeting took place in the form of an interview, where the theologian asked a series of questions to Yuri Camicasca, focusing on his spirituality, his experience as an icon painter, and death. Between topics, music accompanied the conversation both with the voice of the singer-songwriter and with the guitar of Roberto Gemo. The audience present was enchanted and did not want to leave.
The final day of the festival began in the afternoon at the Bailo Museum and was dedicated to the limits in art. Don Paolo Barbisan, director of the Office of Cultural Heritage, was introduced by Livia Andrigo, his collaborator in Open Churches.
Through the literary suggestions of Livia Andrigo, in which Leopardi, D’Annunzio, Pascoli, and Saba have been able to describe the sense of limit, Don Paolo has chosen some significant paintings related to the theme in question: from Hopper, to Fusli, to Turner, to Chagall, up to Lucio Fontana, who sought to go beyond the limit of the canvas with his cuts. This event was also sold out, deserving of the reflections it was able to trigger through the thoughts of artists and writers.
The afternoon was dedicated to a great event at the Auditorium San Pio X for couples and families. The offering was organized in two spaces. In the auditorium, there was a talk by the famous doctor and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai, titled I will love you forever, a dialogue about love tested by limits and time, which was met with enormous success (370 participants!).
At the same time, to allow couples to be free from the commitment of children to attend the conference, a workshop titled Together we have done a lot was held, dedicated to kids aged 7 to 14, managed by the cultural association Il trabiccolo dei sogni, which was attended by about thirty kids.
The festival concluded with a concert at the Temple of San Nicolò, titled Beyond the river, the songs of Redemption, performed by the Sweet Sound Singer choir, conducted by M° Francesco Rossi. Many of the lyrics performed in the concert invited the audience to go towards the river, both a boundary and a point of passage, just as the Jordan River was after forty years in the desert to reach the Promised Land. It was also significant for the slaves of America, towards the hope of liberation from the condition of slavery. Each piece was contextualized and presented by the maestro, which allowed for a greater understanding of the meaning of these spiritual and gospel songs.
This year’s festival, thanks also to the numerous sponsors and the hard work of the volunteers, has been able to tackle this seemingly difficult topic with great quality and public appreciation, generating very interesting suggestions and reflections.
A phenomenon emerged during the event: the audience, once the event was over, did not want to leave. A comfort zone had been created where people rediscovered the sense and meaning that they often do not see in their daily lives, on social media, or on television. Individuals have a spiritual need that must be fulfilled just like their natural needs in order to live peacefully. Otherwise, this unexpressed “hunger” turns into anger due to the inability to understand the complexity of the world around them.
Thanks again to the Biblico festival for giving us the opportunity to feel more human once again and to all those people who thought of it, organized it, and made it possible for us.
The first event held in Treviso on Thursday, May 22, was dedicated to schools and took place in the main hall of the Riccati-Luzzati Institute, titled Tell Me I Exist. The philosopher Silvano Petrosino, the restorative justice mediator Enrico Marignani, Don Pietro Zardo, Chaplain of the Treviso Prison, and Bruno Monzoni, restorative justice mediator and witness, were invited to engage in dialogue with the students.
While the philosopher emphasized how the need for approval from others can sometimes make us lose the reciprocity of relationships, the other three interventions focused on the life in prison of the boys and their point of view. Moving and emotional was the song composed by a incarcerated boy, dedicated to a daughter he might have in the future, to whom he would like to tell the truth and ask for her understanding.
The day continued with an afternoon visit featuring two appointments to see the exhibition organized by the Imago Mundi Foundation at the Galleria delle Prigioni, focusing on the concept of boundaries as viewed by young artists. An incredibly interesting and stimulating exhibition that received great acclaim from the public. Among videos, installations, and artworks, visitors reflect on the various perspectives of those on either side of the border in an immersive and emotional way.
An ecumenical meeting was then held at the Auditorium Santa Croce of the Cassamarca Foundation, titled Ecumenical Crossings: Listening as a Middle Ground. Don Luca Pertile, a Catholic priest and professor of Ecumenism, Davide Ravasio, pastor of the Evangelical Church of Treviso, and S.E.R. Athenagoras, bishop of Terme, discussed the “limits” imposed by their respective religious professions and how listening can create common spaces to achieve ecumenism.
At 7 PM, at the Edera cinema, a film “Los Domingos” was screened about the power of a call and the fragility of those called.
The day concluded at the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius at Appiani with a musical performance that staged the book Parola di Bass, which tells the story of a boy who had a dream to fulfill, but whose premature departure could not stop it. Emotional and well-attended, it left a mark on the large audience present.
Friday, May 22nd opened with the screening of the film My Persian Garden, at the Edera cinema. A film much loved both by the public and critics when it was presented in 2025 at the Berlin festival, introduced by Raffaele Lazzaroni, who emphasized the difficulty of producing films in Iran due to very strict censorship.
At 5 PM, at the Church of Sant’Agnese, the experience of the complete reading of the Bible, which lasted 4 years by a study group, was presented. To introduce this experience, Sabino Chialà, prior of the Bose Community, was invited. The aim was to convey that the Bible is a series of books from different eras and authors, usually read in a fragmented way, but that finds meaning in a canonical and communal context.
Another highlight of the festival was the evening at the Auditorium del Pio X dedicated to limits in sports. A round table was created with Olympic sports legends like Daniele Scarpa and Sandra Truccolo, as well as world champions like Silvia Marangoni and the only female international referee Dominga Lot.
The opinion of Dr. Patrizio Sarto, director of the Sports Medicine Department of Aulss 2, and Don Alessio Albertini, former national assistant of CSI, as well as Fabrizio Malachin, ultrarunner and official of the municipality of Treviso, was not lacking. The moderator Giuliamaria Dotto Pagnossin concluded by complimenting the audience for their attention and interest shown.
Saturday, May 23 began with the presentation of a book, The Three Lives of Goli, at the Pavan hall of the Seminary. The author, Laura Cappellazzo, told the story of a true survivor: that of a woman who fled Iran with two children via the Balkan route to reach Europe.
Its dramatic story, but fortunately with a happy ending, has been compared to that of two young Iranian researchers, Alì and Sackra, now in Trieste for study reasons, who shared in a video their difficulties in integrating and the concerns they have for their families in Iran, with whom they find it very difficult to get in touch. The audience was very moved by these stories and asked many questions to try to understand more.
Another very interesting event was the one held at Ca’Robegan, also in the morning, where the composer monk Gian Martino Durighello, assisted by two musicians Luigi Lanzarini and Alberto Mesirca, addressed the theme of limits within the texts and contexts of religious places.
The fascinating theme was The garden, the body, and the temple. The first understood as Eden, but also as ortus conclusus, but above all as a cloister, claustrum, with all the connected symbolisms. As for the body, for us it is a limit, but it is also the body in which Christ incarnated, and it is the same body we enter when we enter a church, in a temple shaped like a cross. But it is not in this that we enter but in the body of Christ. A meeting with a very high level of spirituality, which was fully booked and received high praise from the audience.
In the afternoon, there was a meeting dedicated to the Casa della Carità of Caritas, where one of its guests presented a book, Defend Me from the Night, which symbolically recounted his street experience and his new life possibilities. There was a lot of attention from the audience, many questions, and many signed copies of his book.
At 7 PM, at the Auditorium of Santa Croce, one of the top events of the festival took place. Vincenzo Giorgio, a professor of Biblical Hebrew at the ISSR Giovanni Paolo I and collaborator for the biblical training of catechists at the Office for Announcement and Catechesis of the Diocese of Treviso, as well as a member of the national team for trainers in evangelization and catechesis of the CEI in Rome since 2007, introduced the meeting Voice of Subtle Silence, a title taken from a biblical quote (1 Kings 19:12) that describes the discreet presence of God, which was attended by Yuri Camisasca, singer-songwriter, friend and collaborator of Battiato and now icon painter; Paolo Trianni, theologian, and Roberto Gemo, guitarist.
The meeting took place in the form of an interview, where the theologian asked a series of questions to Yuri Camicasca, focusing on his spirituality, his experience as an icon painter, and death. Between topics, music accompanied the conversation both with the voice of the singer-songwriter and with the guitar of Roberto Gemo. The audience present was enchanted and did not want to leave.
The final day of the festival began in the afternoon at the Bailo Museum and was dedicated to the limits in art. Don Paolo Barbisan, director of the Office of Cultural Heritage, was introduced by Livia Andrigo, his collaborator in Open Churches.
Through the literary suggestions of Livia Andrigo, in which Leopardi, D’Annunzio, Pascoli, and Saba have been able to describe the sense of limit, Don Paolo has chosen some significant paintings related to the theme in question: from Hopper, to Fusli, to Turner, to Chagall, up to Lucio Fontana, who sought to go beyond the limit of the canvas with his cuts. This event was also sold out, deserving of the reflections it was able to trigger through the thoughts of artists and writers.
The afternoon was dedicated to a great event at the Auditorium San Pio X for couples and families. The offering was organized in two spaces. In the auditorium, there was a talk by the famous doctor and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai, titled I will love you forever, a dialogue about love tested by limits and time, which was met with enormous success (370 participants!).
At the same time, to allow couples to be free from the commitment of children to attend the conference, a workshop titled Together we have done a lot was held, dedicated to kids aged 7 to 14, managed by the cultural association Il trabiccolo dei sogni, which was attended by about thirty kids.
The festival concluded with a concert at the Temple of San Nicolò, titled Beyond the river, the songs of Redemption, performed by the Sweet Sound Singer choir, conducted by M° Francesco Rossi. Many of the lyrics performed in the concert invited the audience to go towards the river, both a boundary and a point of passage, just as the Jordan River was after forty years in the desert to reach the Promised Land. It was also significant for the slaves of America, towards the hope of liberation from the condition of slavery. Each piece was contextualized and presented by the maestro, which allowed for a greater understanding of the meaning of these spiritual and gospel songs.
This year’s festival, thanks also to the numerous sponsors and the hard work of the volunteers, has been able to tackle this seemingly difficult topic with great quality and public appreciation, generating very interesting suggestions and reflections.
A phenomenon emerged during the event: the audience, once the event was over, did not want to leave. A comfort zone had been created where people rediscovered the sense and meaning that they often do not see in their daily lives, on social media, or on television. Individuals have a spiritual need that must be fulfilled just like their natural needs in order to live peacefully. Otherwise, this unexpressed “hunger” turns into anger due to the inability to understand the complexity of the world around them.
Thanks again to the Biblico festival for giving us the opportunity to feel more human once again and to all those people who thought of it, organized it, and made it possible for us.
a review of this 2026 edition
Since 2005, when the current promoting entities – Diocese of Vicenza and Società San Paolo – had the intuition to combine the typical style of a festival with the content of the Holy Scriptures, to reinterpret contemporary issues and current events, this spiritual and cultural experience has been created, open to anyone who wants to ask questions to try to understand a little more about the world.
The title of the 22nd edition is The Power of Limits and it is scheduled from April 9 to June 1, 2026, in ten Italian cities: Vicenza, Verona, Padua, Rovigo, Conegliano, Treviso, Chioggia, Alba, Catania, and Genoa.
With this theme, the Biblical Festival aims to address one of the most urgent issues of our time: the relationship between power and limit in a society that perceives limits as obstacles to be overcome and increasingly tends to interpret power as a unilateral use of force. The Biblical Festival therefore proposes a different perspective: the limit can be seen as a constitutive dimension of the human, a space of meaning, relationship, and freedom; and power as a dimension of care, guardianship, and responsibility.
This year, the reflection proposed by the Biblical Festival has engaged the public in a cultural journey that intertwined religion, philosophy, human sciences, art, and current events.
The first event held in Treviso on Thursday, May 22, was dedicated to schools and took place in the main hall of the Riccati-Luzzati Institute, titled Tell Me I Exist. The philosopher Silvano Petrosino, the restorative justice mediator Enrico Marignani, Don Pietro Zardo, Chaplain of the Treviso Prison, and Bruno Monzoni, restorative justice mediator and witness, were invited to engage in dialogue with the students.
While the philosopher emphasized how the need for approval from others can sometimes make us lose the reciprocity of relationships, the other three interventions focused on the life in prison of the boys and their point of view. Moving and emotional was the song composed by a incarcerated boy, dedicated to a daughter he might have in the future, to whom he would like to tell the truth and ask for her understanding.
The day continued with an afternoon visit featuring two appointments to see the exhibition organized by the Imago Mundi Foundation at the Galleria delle Prigioni, focusing on the concept of boundaries as viewed by young artists. An incredibly interesting and stimulating exhibition that received great acclaim from the public. Among videos, installations, and artworks, visitors reflect on the various perspectives of those on either side of the border in an immersive and emotional way.
An ecumenical meeting was then held at the Auditorium Santa Croce of the Cassamarca Foundation, titled Ecumenical Crossings: Listening as a Middle Ground. Don Luca Pertile, a Catholic priest and professor of Ecumenism, Davide Ravasio, pastor of the Evangelical Church of Treviso, and S.E.R. Athenagoras, bishop of Terme, discussed the “limits” imposed by their respective religious professions and how listening can create common spaces to achieve ecumenism.
At 7 PM, at the Edera cinema, a film “Los Domingos” was screened about the power of a call and the fragility of those called.
The day concluded at the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius at Appiani with a musical performance that staged the book Parola di Bass, which tells the story of a boy who had a dream to fulfill, but whose premature departure could not stop it. Emotional and well-attended, it left a mark on the large audience present.
Friday, May 22nd opened with the screening of the film My Persian Garden, at the Edera cinema. A film much loved both by the public and critics when it was presented in 2025 at the Berlin festival, introduced by Raffaele Lazzaroni, who emphasized the difficulty of producing films in Iran due to very strict censorship.
At 5 PM, at the Church of Sant’Agnese, the experience of the complete reading of the Bible, which lasted 4 years by a study group, was presented. To introduce this experience, Sabino Chialà, prior of the Bose Community, was invited. The aim was to convey that the Bible is a series of books from different eras and authors, usually read in a fragmented way, but that finds meaning in a canonical and communal context.
Another highlight of the festival was the evening at the Auditorium del Pio X dedicated to limits in sports. A round table was created with Olympic sports legends like Daniele Scarpa and Sandra Truccolo, as well as world champions like Silvia Marangoni and the only female international referee Dominga Lot.
The opinion of Dr. Patrizio Sarto, director of the Sports Medicine Department of Aulss 2, and Don Alessio Albertini, former national assistant of CSI, as well as Fabrizio Malachin, ultrarunner and official of the municipality of Treviso, was not lacking. The moderator Giuliamaria Dotto Pagnossin concluded by complimenting the audience for their attention and interest shown.
Saturday, May 23 began with the presentation of a book, The Three Lives of Goli, at the Pavan hall of the Seminary. The author, Laura Cappellazzo, told the story of a true survivor: that of a woman who fled Iran with two children via the Balkan route to reach Europe.
Its dramatic story, but fortunately with a happy ending, has been compared to that of two young Iranian researchers, Alì and Sackra, now in Trieste for study reasons, who shared in a video their difficulties in integrating and the concerns they have for their families in Iran, with whom they find it very difficult to get in touch. The audience was very moved by these stories and asked many questions to try to understand more.
Another very interesting event was the one held at Ca’Robegan, also in the morning, where the composer monk Gian Martino Durighello, assisted by two musicians Luigi Lanzarini and Alberto Mesirca, addressed the theme of limits within the texts and contexts of religious places.
The fascinating theme was The garden, the body, and the temple. The first understood as Eden, but also as ortus conclusus, but above all as a cloister, claustrum, with all the connected symbolisms. As for the body, for us it is a limit, but it is also the body in which Christ incarnated, and it is the same body we enter when we enter a church, in a temple shaped like a cross. But it is not in this that we enter but in the body of Christ. A meeting with a very high level of spirituality, which was fully booked and received high praise from the audience.
In the afternoon, there was a meeting dedicated to the Casa della Carità of Caritas, where one of its guests presented a book, Defend Me from the Night, which symbolically recounted his street experience and his new life possibilities. There was a lot of attention from the audience, many questions, and many signed copies of his book.
At 7 PM, at the Auditorium of Santa Croce, one of the top events of the festival took place. Vincenzo Giorgio, a professor of Biblical Hebrew at the ISSR Giovanni Paolo I and collaborator for the biblical training of catechists at the Office for Announcement and Catechesis of the Diocese of Treviso, as well as a member of the national team for trainers in evangelization and catechesis of the CEI in Rome since 2007, introduced the meeting Voice of Subtle Silence, a title taken from a biblical quote (1 Kings 19:12) that describes the discreet presence of God, which was attended by Yuri Camisasca, singer-songwriter, friend and collaborator of Battiato and now icon painter; Paolo Trianni, theologian, and Roberto Gemo, guitarist.
The meeting took place in the form of an interview, where the theologian asked a series of questions to Yuri Camicasca, focusing on his spirituality, his experience as an icon painter, and death. Between topics, music accompanied the conversation both with the voice of the singer-songwriter and with the guitar of Roberto Gemo. The audience present was enchanted and did not want to leave.
The final day of the festival began in the afternoon at the Bailo Museum and was dedicated to the limits in art. Don Paolo Barbisan, director of the Office of Cultural Heritage, was introduced by Livia Andrigo, his collaborator in Open Churches.
Through the literary suggestions of Livia Andrigo, in which Leopardi, D’Annunzio, Pascoli, and Saba have been able to describe the sense of limit, Don Paolo has chosen some significant paintings related to the theme in question: from Hopper, to Fusli, to Turner, to Chagall, up to Lucio Fontana, who sought to go beyond the limit of the canvas with his cuts. This event was also sold out, deserving of the reflections it was able to trigger through the thoughts of artists and writers.
The afternoon was dedicated to a great event at the Auditorium San Pio X for couples and families. The offering was organized in two spaces. In the auditorium, there was a talk by the famous doctor and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai, titled I will love you forever, a dialogue about love tested by limits and time, which was met with enormous success (370 participants!).
At the same time, to allow couples to be free from the commitment of children to attend the conference, a workshop titled Together we have done a lot was held, dedicated to kids aged 7 to 14, managed by the cultural association Il trabiccolo dei sogni, which was attended by about thirty kids.
The festival concluded with a concert at the Temple of San Nicolò, titled Beyond the river, the songs of Redemption, performed by the Sweet Sound Singer choir, conducted by M° Francesco Rossi. Many of the lyrics performed in the concert invited the audience to go towards the river, both a boundary and a point of passage, just as the Jordan River was after forty years in the desert to reach the Promised Land. It was also significant for the slaves of America, towards the hope of liberation from the condition of slavery. Each piece was contextualized and presented by the maestro, which allowed for a greater understanding of the meaning of these spiritual and gospel songs.
This year’s festival, thanks also to the numerous sponsors and the hard work of the volunteers, has been able to tackle this seemingly difficult topic with great quality and public appreciation, generating very interesting suggestions and reflections.
A phenomenon emerged during the event: the audience, once the event was over, did not want to leave. A comfort zone had been created where people rediscovered the sense and meaning that they often do not see in their daily lives, on social media, or on television. Individuals have a spiritual need that must be fulfilled just like their natural needs in order to live peacefully. Otherwise, this unexpressed “hunger” turns into anger due to the inability to understand the complexity of the world around them.
Thanks again to the Biblico festival for giving us the opportunity to feel more human once again and to all those people who thought of it, organized it, and made it possible for us.
