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. 

Patroness     Flyer     Professional Seminar May 2-4, 2023

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

This week, the degree examinations of the Baccalaureate and Licensure Courses of the various schools are taking place, as well as ceremonies to bid farewell to the students finishing their studies.

On Monday, June 5, 2023, (5 p.m. in the Aula Magna Giovanni Paolo II) the book My Years with John Paul II - Personal Notes by Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Director of the Holy See Press Office for more than two decades, was presented.

On Friday, April 28, 2023, the School of Church Communications celebrated the feast day (one day early) of its patron saint, St. Catherine of Siena, with a pilgrimage to the Tre Fontane Abbey and the Grotto of the Virgin of Revelation in Rome, where they will take part in a Holy Mass in the St. Josemaría Parish in EUR.

Festa della Facoltà di Comunicazione in onore di Santa Caterina da Siena

Volume 8, Issue 1 (2023) of the School of Church Communication's scholarly journal Church, Communication and Culture is available online, which begins with an editorial entitled: “Benedict XVI: A Communicative Style in Dialogue with Culture.” The articles address several topics, including "woke culture" and "Catholic influencers," as well as articles on changes in communication and culture within the public sphere and the Catholic Church.

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