On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Inauguration Ceremony opening the 2019/2020 Academic Year took place.
The traditional votive Mass of the Holy Spirit was held in Sant'Apollinare Basilica (9.30 a.m.), presided by the Grand Chancellor of the University, Mons. Fernando Ocáriz, and con-celebrated by clergy from the different schools.
In Aula Magna 'Giovanni Paolo II', the Solemn Academic Act took place (11 a.m.). Prof. Alberto Gil, from the School of Church Communications, gave the inaugural speech on the theme Rhetoric and University: two inseparable sisters.
The offer of the optional Licentiatr Courses in English, which complement the normal curriculum courses in Italian, foresees this year 7 subjects for a total of 24 ECTS credits, from the study of the Schools of Theology, Philosophy and Communication.
The courses will be offered by professors Giulio Maspero (Trinitarian theology), Philip Goyret (Symbol of faith), John Cush (History of Catholic Church in the USA), Juan Andrés Mercado (Elizabeth Anscombe), Scott Hann (New Testament), José Ángel Lombo (Passions and virtues in St. Thomas) and Ralf van Bürhen (Christian Art and Architecture in Rome).
Characterized by a methodology very close to the Anglo-Saxon
On the occasion of the canonization of Card. John Henry Newman, theologian and philosopher, which will be presided over by Pope Francis on October 13 in Piazza San Pietro, the Interdisciplinary Documentation Center for Science and Faith (DISF) has created a special on its Portal with some selected texts about the work and legacy of the next English saint.
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On Monday, September 30, 2019, the annual "Annales Theologici" Day, the journal of the School of Theology, was held, on the theme 25 years after the Encyclical Evangelium Vitae.
Interventions: Prof.ssa Palma Sgreccia: Confronto con la cultura laica: un dialogo a partire dalla ragione e dall’esperienza; Prof. Ángel Rodríguez Luño: Evangelium vitae: aspetti etico-politici; Prof. Pablo Requena: È ancora valida la categoria di "sacralità" per la
As part of program of ongoing formation for operators of the ecclesiastical tribunals offered by the School of Canon Law, from September 16-20, 2019, the 7th Renewal Course on Marriage Law and Canonical Procedure take place.
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The Academic Guide for the year 2019/2020 is available for consultation.
Registrations will start on Monday, September 2, 2019.
The inauguration of the XXXV Academic Year will be held on Monday, October 7, 2019.
Academic Guide 2019/2020
Academic Calendar 2019/2020
Starting from the Academic year 2019/2020, the University adheres, together with other Roman pontifical universities, to the Joint Diploma The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas Doctor Humanitatis, with the participation of the International Society of Thomas Aquinas (SITA) .
The initiative is part of the twentieth anniversary of the Encyclical Fides et Ratio and is proposed as its specific fruit. In fact, it intends to deepen the harmony between faith and reason in the perspective of St. Thomas, with the aim of making known and appreciating the philosophical and theological thought of Aquinas
The Relational Ontology Research Group (ROR) of the University has co-organized with the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge the Congress New Trinitarian Ontologies, which took place on September, 13-15, 2019 at the Babbage Lecture Theater in Cambridge.
Among the main speakers, John Milbank, Piero Coda, Rowan Williams and Giulio Maspero.
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Aprender Roma is the name of the training initiative for Spanish priests hosted by the University in the week from July 22 to 27, 2019. In addition to sessions held by professors of the School of Church Communications, the participants meet several journalists who deal with religious information in Rome and representatives of the Roman Curia, including the Prefect of the Papal Household, Georg Gäenswein.
Present, among others, the Bishop of Getafe and President of the Episcopal Commission of Media of Spain, Ginés Beltrán.
