"The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture. As we contemplate the Christmas story, we are invited to set out on a spiritual journey, drawn by the humility of the God who became man in order to encounter every man and woman. We come to realize that so great is his love for us that he became one of us, so that we in turn might become one with him". (Pope Francis, Admirabile signum, n. 1).
The Rector and the Academic Community of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross wish everyone a Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 (4:30 p.m. in the Álvaro del Portillo Hall) Prof. Giovanni BUCCINO, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele-Milano, gave a conference entitled At the Frontiers between Neuroscience and Philosophy: from Embodiment to Abstract Concepts.
Activity co-organized by the School of Philosophy and the DISF Research Center.
Also speaking will be: prof. Francisco FERNÁNDEZ LABASTIDA (Faculty of Philosophy) and prof. Giuseppe TANZELLA-NITTI (DISF Center).
Prof. Ivan COLAGÈ, DISF Research Center and Faculty of Philosophy, will moderate.
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On Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 (11:15 a.m., Aula Magna "John Paul II"), with the participation of the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Mario Grech, there was a presentation of the book A Church in Dialogue: The Art and Science of Church Communication (Edizioni Santa Croce, edited by Gema Bellido).
The book was written on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Faculty of Institutional Communication and is intended to be a collective reflection on people, themes and events of the last years of the 20th century and the beginning of the current one, which can teach a lot about Church communication and the Church.
Some of the authors spoked at the event, streamed at the following link:
El curso ofrece un estudio histórico-teológico de la teología elaborada en Latinoamérica a lo largo del siglo XX y principios del XXI.
En la 1ª parte se ofrecerá un repaso de la evangelización americana, la precaria situación de la Iglesia en el siglo XIX, y su resurgimiento en la primera mitad del siglo XX.
La 2ª parte constará de tres etapas:
a) La evolución eclesial y teológica de la segunda mitad del siglo XX, en que se abordarán las principales corrientes (teologías liberacionistas, teología del pueblo, teologías temáticas y locales), haciendo hincapié en las causas de su origen y en sus principales representantes;
b) el Celam: origen y evolución;
c) aportaciones y perspectivas de la teología en y desde Latinoamérica para el siglo XXI.
On Friday 25 November 2022 (10.30 a.m. in Hall À. del Portillo), the Academic celebration of the School of Philosophy took place, on the occasion of the anniversary of its patron saint. St Catherine of Alexandria.
Prof. Em. Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz (Technische Universität Dresden) gave a lecture entitled How to rethink the human being - masculine and feminine? The provocation of Edith Stein's anthropology.
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The interdisciplinary research CASE Group (Corresponsabilità, Amministrazione e Sostegno Economico alla Chiesa) organized the 9th Study Day on Canonical Patrimonial Law.
The Day took place on 25 November 2022 in the Benedict XVI Hall (1st floor).
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On Tuesday 8 November 2022, the School of Philosophy organized the Interdisciplinary Forum On Anthropology-IFA Study Day with talks by Prof. Luca Valera (Universidad Valladolid and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Prof. Donatella Pacelli (LUMSA University) and Prof. Juan Narbona (PUSC). Moderator: Prof. Francesco Russo.
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From 3 to 5 November 2022, the Institute of Liturgy, in collaboration with the Fundación Vía del Arte, organized the 2nd Meeting of Artists and Theologians entitled "The Home as a Place of Worship".
Artists, liturgists and art historians presented various practical projects related to the theme. The sessions was held in Spanish.
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From 11 October 2022, and until April, the Department of Church History is organising a series of Seminars dedicated to the theme "Persecutors and the Persecuted: Stories of Religious Persecution in Modern and Contemporary Times".
The activities - six in total, open to both lecturers and university students - take place on Tuesday afternoons (3 p.m., Room A207). It is possible to earn 3 CFU credits.
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