On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes (1965) and as a path of reflection towards the centenary of the founding of Opus Dei (1928-2028), the University is organizing a three-year program of in-depth study, which includes two seminars and an expert meeting each year.
The scheduled events for this academic year, which will focus on The Meaning of Work and Human Activity in the Universe, are as follows:
Monday, October 14, 2024 (3:00 PM - Álvaro del Portillo Hall)
Theology of Earthly Realities and Gaudium et Spes
Claudio Tagliapietra - discussant Pilar Río
From January 22nd to 24th, 2025 (starting at 12:45 PM, in the Aula Magna Giovanni Paolo II), the 14th Professional Seminar on Church Communication Offices will take place. The theme of this year's seminar is "Communication and Evangelization: Context, Attitudes, and Experiences."
This biennial initiative, organized by the School of Institutional Communication, is aimed at ecclesiastical communicators from dioceses and other ecclesiastical jurisdictions, episcopal conferences, congregations or institutes of consecrated life, movements, and other entities linked to the Church, as well as communication and media professionals, and journalists covering religious news.
Organized in the Jubilee Year and on the eve of the Jubilee of
From January 28 to February 14, 2025, on the initiative of the School of Communication, the ISCOM Association, and AIGAV, the 11th Edition of the Specialization Course in Religious Information will take place: Current Journalistic Issues on the Catholic Church.
The program will consist of 12 sessions—including meetings and visits—with academics, members of the Curia, experts in ecclesiastical matters, and Vatican journalists.
Special attention will be given to journalistic needs, presenting topics through the most relevant information and data, examining and comparing diverse perspectives, and sharing key documentary and bibliographic references.
Information and
On Thursday, February 13th (at the Gregorian University), and Friday, February 14th, 2025, (at the University of the Holy Cross) the International Conference entitled "Sacred Buildings and Artists: Assessments and Prospects" will take place, marking the 25th anniversary of the first Jubilee of Artists. Organized by the Institute of Liturgy of the University of the Holy Cross, in collaboration with the Pontifical Gregorian University and with the patronage of the Dicastery for Evangelization, the event aims to reflect on how the invitation of Pope Saint John Paul II, aimed at renewing the alliance between the Church and artists, expressed in the Letter to Artists of April 4, 1999, has been
From February 18 to April 8, 2025, the first edition of the Course on the Pastoral Care of Forgiveness will be held, aimed at offering practical support to strengthen the ongoing formation of priests as ministers of mercy.
The course will take place on Tuesday afternoons, from 3:00 PM to 4:40 PM, and the methodology will be predominantly practical, following the case-study approach. Professors will send two cases prior to each session so that participants can read them in advance and actively engage in the discussion and resolution process.
From February 19th to May 28th, 2025, every Wednesday from 3:00 PM to 4:40 PM, the Schools of Theology and Canon Law are organizing an optional course (3 ECTS) entitled Ecclesial Movements: A Journey of Faith. The Service of Ecclesiastical Law.
The course is divided into two parts: theological and magisterial foundations (identity, specific characteristics, mission, relationship of movements with particular Churches) and a juridical approach (canonical configuration of movements, legal status of members, governance and formation, prevention and correction of abuses).
Participation is free for students from other Pontifical Universities, according to the terms of the
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (9:00 AM, Álvaro del Portillo Hall), the Institute of Liturgy is organizing a study day titled Liturgy and Work.
Three presentations are scheduled:
Work as a Form of Liturgical Life will be presented by Prof. Stefan Geiger, OSB, from the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Sant’Anselmo.
Prof. Randifer Boquiren from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross will discuss The Eucharistic Dynamism of Sanctification.
Prof. Pietro Angelo Muroni, from the Pontifical Urban University, will address the topic Opus Hominis in the Opus Dei.
Further Information and Registration
The Rector and the Academic Community of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross wish everyone a Holy
On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the 3rd episode of the second series was released: "Saint Gregory the Great and the Evangelization of Europe." You can watch it here.
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, the second episode of the second season, "Devotion to the Mother of God," was released. You can watch it here.
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, (at 12:40 PM in the Álvaro del Portillo Auditorium), the first episode of the second season of Imparare Roma was premiered. This series of films on the Christian history of the
