"The men have never inhabited the world, but always and only the description that, from time to time, myth, religion, philosophy, and science have given of the world.”
U. Galimberti, The Disturbing Guest: Nihilism and Young People - Now, the world is becoming increasingly less believing, and Italy is the most glaring example. In the "most Catholic country in the world," since the 1970s, there has been a rather evident decrease in the number of people choosing to dedicate their lives to God. This phenomenon, known as the "Vocational Crisis," represents an unprecedented famine, as it is often described, of priests and nuns afflicting the Vatican today.
Over the last two centuries, both the idea of the future and the concepts that made the existence of Christianity possible and even necessary have changed. Concepts such as eternity, sacrifice, or stability, which have fallen into disuse, make faith unnecessary and increasingly distance people from existential questions that should be at the core of every individual: Why are we here? What is God? Why should I believe?
The project is therefore a journey into that still Christian Italy, to seek a direct experience of those who now believe and profess their faith. It aims to inquire what prompted them to choose this way of life, their considerations regarding contemporary society, their thoughts on the Catholic Church, and how the Church could reverse this worrisome trend.