The Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, having heard the opinion of the university's governing bodies and the Academic Senate and received confirmation from the Dicastery for Culture and Education, has appointed the new Rector for the quadrennium 2024-2028, the Rev. Prof. Fernando Puig, currently Dean of the School of Canon Law.
The new Rector – who succeeds the Rev. Prof. Luis Navarro after eight years of tenure – will take office on October 1, 2024, at the beginning of the new academic year, which marks the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the University of the Holy Cross. On that same date, Professor Navarro's retirement is scheduled, having
On Friday, May 10th, 2024, the annual University Feast was held in memory of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, our founder and first Grand Chancellor.
The French Institute, through Campus France, has announced a competition for the awarding of several research scholarships for doctoral students and/or graduates of Pontifical Universities to fund a stay in France (ranging from 1 to 3 months, from August to December 2024).
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Applications are open until May 22.
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 (at 3:00 PM, Álvaro del Portillo auditorium), an afternoon study session on The Thought of Positivity took place.
Professor Juan Andrés Mercado moderated the interventions on Thinking Joy by Isabella Guanzini from the University of Linz; Thinking Hope by Professor Elena Colombetti; and Thinking Trust by Professor Juan Narbona. This was followed by theatrical readings curated by Sara Lorusso.
On April 18th and 19th, 2024 (at 8:45 am, in the Aula Magna Giovanni Paolo II), the Conference "Tolkien: The Relevance of Myth" was held, organized by the International Study Forum "Poetics & Christianity" of the School of Communication.
The organizers wrote: "The fiftieth anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien urges us to reflect not only on the importance of one of the greatest authors of the 20th century but also on the enduring relevance of myth in today's world. The epic tale of The Lord of the Rings (1954-55) was a multi-layered imaginative explosion - anthropological, linguistic, even
Health Insurance Policy for students from non-EU countries, to be taken out starting from April 15th
The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, in order to mitigate as much as possible the economic effects of the increase in the mandatory contribution for enrollment in the National Health Service (SSN), has entered into an agreement with the company EUROP Assistance (via EXE Insurance Broker), which offers its students from non-EU countries who wish to join, an insurance coverage useful also for obtaining a residence permit.
The policy can be taken out starting from Monday, April 15, 2024.
The cost is € 250.00 annually.
The information page with all the
On April 12th and 13th, 2024, the expert meeting of the Research Group 'Towards a Theology of Evangelization' took place. The meeting aimed to highlight how mutations in the image of God represent one of the main issues of interest for a theology of evangelization.
Presentation by the organizers: In his essay 'Afternoon of Christianity,' Tomas Halík states that "sometimes, people sitting in the same pew in church profess the same creed but have very different ideas of God." It is necessary to examine these "images," starting with those presented to us by Sacred Scripture throughout the historical span of salvation,
On Friday, April 12th, 2024 (at 9:30 a.m., Álvaro del Portillo Auditorium), upon the initiative of the School of Communication and the ISCOM Association, the Study Day was held - valid for the continuous professional development of journalists - on the topic "Information and the other 'powers'."
Among the issues addressed will be political information, freedom of speech and enterprise, the right to report and criticize, and human dignity.
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On April 10th and 11th, 2024 (at 8:45 am, in the Aula Magna Giovanni Paolo II), the 28th Study Conference of the School of Canon Law was held on the theme Criminal Justice in the Church: Victim Protection and Defendant Guarantees.
During the conference, truly pivotal themes were addressed, such as the presumption of innocence, the status of the victim in canonical criminal proceedings, and the concept of due process of law applied to the canonical sphere. On the other hand, apparently "peripheral" topics were also studied, including the capacity of the defendant, cognitive biases, the effect of state penal judgments
