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 Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 11:00 AM, a guided tour of the library will be held for our university's doctoral students. To participate, please register at the following link to gain access to the designated area.

On Thursday, December 5, 2024, (at 2:45 PM in the Aula Benedetto XVI), an interdisciplinary roundtable was held to present Issue 2 (2024), Volume 9 of the scientific journal Church, Communication and Culture, published by the School of Communication. This issue is dedicated to the theme "University and Catholic Identity."

Moderated by Professor Jordi Pujol from the School of Communication, the event featured presentations by Professor Elena Colombetti (School of Philosophy), Professor José María La Porte (School of Communication), Professor Stefan Mückl (School of Canon Law), and Professor Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti (School of Theology). This was a valuable opportunity to reflect on the mission of Catholic universities in the contemporary landscape.

A new MOOC (free online course) offered by the School of Communication on Storytelling has been launched on the Discere platform. The course will be available until December 15, 2024.

Led by Professor Juan Narbona, who teaches Value Storytelling at the same School of Communication, the course is accessible in Spanish, English, and Italian. Through 12 video lessons, each lasting 3-4 minutes, the importance and power of stories and how to use them in communication are explained.

Concepts such as the power of stories, narrative structure, character creation, conflict, moral theme, and more are explored in depth. As additional material, 10 narratives (TV spots, speeches, and others) are analyzed to illustrate some of the main ideas.

On Wednesday November 27, 2024, (at 11:30 AM in the Álvaro del Portillo Auditorium) our University hosted a meeting entitled John Paul II and Galileo: A Study Meeting on the Work of the Pontifical Commission for the Study of Copernicanism and the Dialogue between Science and Faith, as part of the John Paul II Days at the Pontifical Universities of Rome, promoted by the John Paul II Vatican Foundation.

Participants:

Professor Rafael A. Martínez, Chair of Philosophy of Nature and Science at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, and Monsignor Melchor Sánchez de Toca, co-author of 'Galileo and the Vatican: History of the Pontifical Commission for the Study of the Galileo Case (1981-1992)' (Marcianum Press, Venice 2009).

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