Una nuova epifania di bellezza: inedite piste di riflessione per una più feconda alleanza tra beni culturali ecclesiali e scienza informatica

Starting from an examination of the juridical discipline reserved for ecclesial cultural heritage ˗ in the light of their liens étroits with cultural tourism of religious interest ˗ this contribution aims first of all to dwell on the role of the ecclesiastical archives and libraries, underlining their digitization. Subsequently, by highlighting the transposition on the web of ecclesiastical museums, we will try to open up new avenues of research in order to highlight the fruitful effects that specific digital tools could have on the aforementioned cultural institutes. It will end with a foray into the IT sector, trying to glimpse how the application of particular technological solutions, in the translation into bits of an ecclesial cultural asset, could contribute to a transition towards models of full sustainability, cementing that now inseparable link between the teachings of the Catholic Church and "care of the common home".