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.

In evidenza

On Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father Pope Francis will be welcoming an audience of the academic pontifical university and institutional communities present in Rome, made up of about 16,000 students from 120 countries on five continents.

The event, whose theme will be "Forming Ourselves Together to Evangelize," is promoted by the Conference of Rectors of Roman Pontifical Universities and Institutions (CRUIPRO)—of which Rev. Luis Navarro, Rector of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, is president—as well as by the association that brings together student representatives from the 22 institutions involved.

The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, through the school of Church Communication, is offering a new free online course (MOOC) entitled Introductory Course in Institutional Social Media.

The course is open to all and will be offered in Italian, Spanish and English. It will open February 10, 2023, and will be available until April 10, 2023.

To register, you need to open an account in the online educational platform, from which you can access the course. If you already have an account, you will only need to enter your credentials to log in and then enroll in the course.

After three years of absence due to the pandemic, in recent days a group of students from the University of Missouri Columbia School of Journalism visited our Faculty of Communication again, as part of their 2023 Europe Tour. The guests took part in a morning of study on religious information and had guided tours of St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums.

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