On Monday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m., The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present the new Magnolia Pictures documentary film “In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis.”
“In Viaggio,” which translates in Italian to “en route,” is a decade-long chronicling of the travels of Pope Francis across all corners of the world. Composed mostly of archival footage, the film grants rare access to the public life of the pontiff, not only from the elevated security of a pulpit, but from unpaved streets and vast public avenues.
In the first nine years of his pontificate, Pope Francis made trips to 53 countries, focusing on his most-important issues: poverty, migration, environment, solidarity and war.
Academy Award-nominated director GianfrancoRosi follows the Pope’s Stations of the Cross and creates a dialogue between archival footage of Francis’ travels, images taken by Rosi himself, recent history and the state of the world today.
The film will be followed immediately by a pre-recorded panel discussion about Pope Francis, his mission and methods and issues raised in the documentary. The participants are Ricardo da Silva, a Jesuit priest, associate editor America Media, Columbia Journalism School; ChristianaZenner a theology/ethics/ecology professor at Fordham University; Natalia Imperatori-Lee, a theologian at Manhattan College; Joshua McElwee, editor, National Catholic Reporter; and moderator David Gibson an award-winning religion journalist and director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University.
Tickets are $10. Group sales are available to churches and other organizations. Tickets can be purchased by going to theparktheatre.org or by calling the box office at 603-532-8888.