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School of Church Communications

Comunicazione Istituzionale

The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross established the School of Church Communications in 1996 to prepare communication professionals for ecclesial institutions. 

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The School’s program offers students solid, systematic courses in four key areas:

  • The nature of communication and the elements upon which it is based. This includes the processes of shaping public opinion, the structure of information-based entities and the language of the traditional means of communication (radio, tv, press), as well as the new technology-based media.
  • The Church in cultural context. The Church presents its message and incarnates the faith in an ongoing dialogue with men, women and cultures. This area investigates of how Christianity has developed and expressed its message over the centuries, transforming it into a catalyst of cultural change.
  • The theological, philosophical and canonical content of the faith and its impact on the identity of the Church as an Institution.
  • The application of these theories, practices and communication techniques to institutions of the Church, bearing in mind their particular identity. Special emphasis is given to how communication offices are organized, methods of communicating with the various interlocutors of the Church and the presentation of the content of the faith in the field of public opinion.

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In evidenza

Incontro dell'allora Cardinale Ratzinger con il corpo docente della "Santa Croce", il 31 gennaio 2002

In memoriam – Joseph Ratzinger/Benedetto XVI (1927-2022)

La comunità accademica della Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, mentre eleva preghiere di suffragio per l’anima del Papa emerito Benedetto XVI, scomparso il mattino del 31 dicembre 2022, vuole onorarne la memoria proponendo una serie di articoli accademici, scritti lungo gli anni dai nostri docenti, relativi al vasto contributo di pensiero e magisteriale del defunto, sia come teologo che come 265º Successore di San Pietro al servizio della Chiesa Universale.

Con memoria grata, l’Università della Santa Croce ha avuto il piacere di averlo come ospite ancora da Cardinale, in una prima occasione il 31 gennaio 2002, per un incontro con il corpo docente dell’Università, accolto oltre che dal Rettore dell’epoca Lluis Clavell anche dall’allora professore Fernando Ocáriz, oggi Prelato dell’Opus Dei.

"We are invited to set out on a spiritual journey". The Academic Community's Christmas Greetings

"The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture. As we contemplate the Christmas story, we are invited to set out on a spiritual journey, drawn by the humility of the God who became man in order to encounter every man and woman. We come to realize that so great is his love for us that he became one of us, so that we in turn might become one with him". (Pope Francis, Admirabile signum, n. 1).

The Rector and the Academic Community of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross wish everyone a Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023.

Presentation of the book "A Church in Dialogue" with the participation of Cardinal Mario Grech

On Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 (11:15 a.m., Aula Magna "John Paul II"), with the participation of the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Mario Grech, there was a presentation of the book A Church in Dialogue: The Art and Science of Church Communication (Edizioni Santa Croce, edited by Gema Bellido).

The book was written on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Faculty of Institutional Communication and is intended to be a collective reflection on people, themes and events of the last years of the 20th century and the beginning of the current one, which can teach a lot about Church communication and the Church.

Some of the authors spoked at the event, streamed at the following link: https://youtu.be/adQWhi6FNFk.

The University adheres for the sixth year at the "Joint Diploma in Integral Ecology"

For the sixth year, the University adheres to the Joint Diploma in Integral Ecology, the initiative shared between the Universities and the Pontifical Athenaeums of Rome based on the message of the Encyclical of Pope Francis Laudato si'.

The Diploma will be developed in six modules, corresponding to the six chapters of the Encyclical, divided into two lessons of two hours each.

It will be offered to students of pontifical universities as well as members of religious orders, priests, catechists, and pastoral workers who have completed a Bachelor or a High School degree.

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