School of Philosophy

Understanding in context, in the heart of Rome

The School of Philosophy promotes contextual mediation between the fields of learning, between different cultures, and between reason and faith. With openness to theology, the School favors the understanding of the metaphysical dimension of truth and of the anthropological and historical, cultural context.

Events 2025-2026   Faculty Flyer    Study Plan 2025-26

We offer the foundations for understanding the crucial issues, whether current or perennial, to address the questions posed by scientific discovery and cultural change. The philosophical thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas, read in the light of the encyclical Fides et Ratio, roots our common tradition.

Our teaching style develops capability for critical thought, methodological accuracy, and intellectual responsibility:

  • Systematic and organic formation in the fundamental areas of Philosophy;
  • Direct contact with authors and their great philosophical works;
  • Deepening appreciation for the metaphysical and anthropological dimensions of the classical tradition.

In a context:

  • Of study and collaboration between professors and students: with an individualized tutorial approach and a dedicated teacher to guide each student;
  • With a library among the most complete for the study of Philosophy;
  • Universal, characterized by closeness to the See of Peter;
  • Open to the needs of local Churches, with a diverse community of students coming from the whole world.

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In evidenza

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes (1965) and as a path of reflection towards the centenary of the founding of Opus Dei (1928-2028), the University is organizing a three-year program of in-depth study, which includes two seminars and an expert meeting each year.

The scheduled events for this academic year, which will focus on The Meaning of Work and Human Activity in the Universe, are as follows:

  • Monday, October 14, 2024 (3:00 PM - Álvaro del Portillo Hall)

Theology of Earthly Realities and Gaudium et Spes
Claudio Tagliapietra - discussant Pilar Río

 

Seminari sull'attualità della "Gaudium et spes", verso il centenario dell'Opus Dei

Let us look at the Child, let us look at his manger, let us look at the crib, which the angels call 'the sign' (Lk 2:12): it is indeed the revealing sign of the face of God, who is compassion and mercy, omnipotent always and only in love. He draws near, He draws near, tender and compassionate, this is the way of being of God: closeness, compassion, tenderness. (Pope Francis, December 24, 2023)

 

The Rector and the Academic Community of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross wish everyone a Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025 full of peace and serenity

 

On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 11:00 AM, a guided tour of the library was held for our university's doctoral students.

On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, (from 2:45 PM to 6:15 PM in the Álvaro del Portillo Hall), the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, through its School of Philosophy and the Future Students Department, hosted the 2nd University Orientation Day.

The event, entitled Discover and enhance your talent. Choose your path, was the result of a collaboration between the Holy Cross, other civil universities in Rome and Italy, various schools, and numerous high school teachers. It had created an "open round table" as a forum for dialogue between school and university teachers, with the aim of offering young students the best educational and training resources.

The orientation activity was aimed at fourth and fifth-year high school students from Rome and its province and can be included among the orientation activities currently on the school agenda, as indicated by the Ministry of Education and Merit.

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