CHICAGO, 14 (NE) Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, recently emphasized the special role of artists in the transmission of faith. "The Church needs art in our age as in every age. Believers in the Incarnation desire to see the faith made visible and hear the faith expressed", the Archbishop wrote. "The faith -further added Cardinal George- has inspired great works of art through the ages in every medium: painting, sculpture and architecture; music and chant and polyphony; poetry, sermons and prayers. Art inspired by faith and serving the faith moves people to adore God".

    Recalling the proximity of the Jubilee of the artists, to be celebrated also in Chicago, the Archbishop stressed that "artists as well, like every man and woman, fashion their own lives through moral actions which shape a person's character". "Through their own lives given especially to the creation of beauty, artists can enjoy a privileged insight into God's act of creating. Artistic 'inspiration' gives insight into the action of the Holy Spirit, who 'is the mysterious Artist of the universe," the Cardinal wrote.