Following the second Call for Projects launched in September 2023 and concluded on January 31, 2024, to gather research proposals related to the academic development of the University, 4 new projects have been selected.
A total of 14 proposals were submitted, involving 53 professors from Santa Croce and a significant number of researchers from other universities. The proposals were evaluated by a scientific committee. The 10 projects that were not selected can be developed within the research framework of their respective faculties or within already
Thursday, May 16, 2024 (at 2:30 PM, Benedetto XVI Hall), as part of University Life, an event titled "Philosophy of War and Geohistory of Conflict Logics - An Interdisciplinary Journey" has been organized.
Moderated by Prof. Antonio Petagine, the event included discussions on the topic by Prof. Giampaolo Conte from the University of Roma Tre and Prof. Benedetto Ippolito from the University of the Holy Cross.
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On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, a day dedicated to blood donation was organized as part of University Life activities and in collaboration with Ema-Roma.
The initiative was aimed at students and teaching and non-teaching staff of Santa Croce.
The blood collected was delivered by Ema-Roma to the city hospitals San Filippo Neri and Santo Spirito.
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On Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, a group of university students, accompanied by the Rector Luis Navarro and the Director of Promotion & Development Álvaro Sanchez-Carpintero, visited the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. They were welcomed by the Substitute, Bishop Edgar Peña Parra.
The meeting took place in a very friendly atmosphere; the Substitute encouraged the attendees to continue their studies at the University of the Holy Cross, gifting them at the end of the visit a rosary blessed by the Pope along with a small image of him.
Following this, Father Massimo
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).
Download the call for applications
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
