CONVERGENCE 2026 EXHIBITIONS
Visitors can enjoy three free exhibitions available on site throughout the two-day event
The Certainty of Newman: Conscience and Reality
“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often” (John Henry Newman)
Newman is, above all, a modern man who lived the whole problem of modernity, who also lived the problem of agnosticism, the problem of the impossibility of knowing God, of believing… This interior modernity of his life implies the modernity of his faith. It is not a faith in formulas of past times but a very personal faith, lived, suffered, found in a long journey of renewal and conversion. (Benedict XVI)
The exhibition aims to introduce the general public to the human journey of John Henry Newman, a man who lived through the full drama of modernity and whose conversions “concern us all”. Originally created for Newman’s Beatification in 2010, the exhibition has since been expanded and updated to mark his Canonisation in 2019 and his declaration as the 38th Universal Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV on All Saints’ Day 2025.
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Franz and Franziska Jägerstätter: no greater love
The story of Franz and Franziska Jägerstätter, simple Austrian farmers, is an uncomfortable and controversial narrative about individual conscience.
Franz chose to face a death sentence rather than betray his faith or passively conform to Nazi authorities. His life, which saw him transform from a "hot-blooded young man" to a martyr, is a deep reflection on human transformation.
Their marital bond, based on shared work and faith, became the catalyst for his moral courage. The couple offers a radical testament to the primacy of conscience and the vocation of love as a path to holiness.
Their story raises eternal questions: What is worth living for? And what is worth dying for?.
Twice Called: The Martyrs of Algeria
Between 1992 and 2002, Algeria was torn apart by violence that claimed around 150,000 lives, including imams, journalists, and intellectuals. Among the victims of the so-called ‘Black Decade’ were 19 Christian religious men and women who chose to remain alongside the Algerian people despite the threat of Islamist terrorism. Among them, the most famous figures are the seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine, recounted in the movie Of Gods and Men (2010).
The exhibition Twice Called tells the story of these 19 martyrs, “called” both to follow Christ and to share daily life with a largely Muslim population in a spirit of respect and fraternity. Their decision to stay cost them their lives, but also led to their beatification in Oran in 2018.
Thirty years on, their witness remains profoundly relevant for today’s world, offering a path for dialogue, peace and hope.