Registration is now open for the 2025–2026 edition of the Joint Diploma in Integral Ecology, a collaborative initiative of the Pontifical Universities and Athenaea of Rome aimed at promoting the vision and mission of Pope Francis’s Laudato si’.
The Joint Diploma takes place over the course of one academic year (November 2025 – June 2026) and is divided into six modules, corresponding to the six chapters of Laudato si’. Each module includes two subsections designed to cover all areas related to current ecological challenges - from theology to philosophy, from economics to socio-cultural and political issues, from scientific
As the Jubilee of the World of Education approaches, leaders in Catholic and Christian-inspired higher education gathered in Rome for a landmark event: the Conference Preceding the Jubilee of the World of Education, held from October 29 to 31, 2025, at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
Organized under the
Our University is participating in the Jubilee of the Educational World, which will take place from October 27 to November 1, 2025. The celebrations will open with a Holy Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square on Monday, October 27 at 5:30 pm, to mark the opening of the academic year. To allow students to attend, classes will be suspended on that day. Ticket information.
In the following days, conferences, exhibitions, and a meeting between the Pope and
The Special Issue of the journal Church, Communication & Culture from the School of Communication has been released recently, dedicated to analyzing the succession of “historic” events that, for several weeks, placed Rome at the center of global attention—from the death of Pope Francis (April 21, 2025) to the election of Leo XIV to the papal throne (May 8, 2025).
It features three articles, each entrusted to different groups of scholars, that examine various aspects of this significant event in the life of the Church:
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Volume 11/2025 of Forum. Supplement to Acta Philosophica has been published, corresponding to the academic year 2024–2025. It primarily gathers a series of contributions from the School of Philosophy’s annual academic conference, entitled Perspectives on Altruism: Empathy, Compassion, Care.
The Studies and Seminars section includes three contributions linked to various activities held over recent academic years. Fabrizio Amerini offers a reflection on the notion of the “master” and its development during the medieval period, focusing mainly on Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. Aldo Vendemiati, drawing from a seminar held at the School of Canon Law, examines the different meanings attributed to the notion of natural law in the transition from the
On Saturday, October 18, 2025 (9:00 a.m.), the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences (ISSRA) held its annual Study Day, entitled Hope as the Engine of History.
Throughout the day, the concept of “hope” was explored explored in various fields, and thematic workshops were held across different areas.
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The Permanent Seminar of the Institute of Liturgy, entitled “The Consilium and the Liturgical Reform: Sources and Research”, will this year be devoted to the study of the Liturgical Reform following the Second Vatican Council, with particular attention to the analysis of archival sources. Central to the reflection will be the work of the Consilium ad exsequendam Constitutionem de Sacra Liturgia, the Vatican body charged with guiding and carrying out the first steps of the reform between 1964 and 1969. There will be four meetings, to be held in the months of October, November, March, and April. The lectures will take place on Thursdays (3:00 PM, room A201).
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 (9:30 a.m., Álvaro del Portillo Hall) marked the 6th edition of the Communication Day on Migrants and Refugees, organized by the ISCOM Association in collaboration with the “Information, Migrants and Refugees” Committee, under the title “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope: Information as a Tool for Truth.”
The event took place within the context of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Missionary World, and was inspired by the theme chosen by
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, “Rediscovering Desire” - an integrated educational path under the PCTO framework which blends theory and practice - began. It was designed to foster both personal and professional growth in high school students.
Promoted and conceived by the Future Students Department and the School of Philosophy and the School of Communication, the program involved about 40 young people from various high schools in Rome and its surroundings. They took part in 12 sessions
