From March 6th to 8th, 2025 (9:00 AM, Álvaro del Portillo Hall), the School of Philosophy and the Research Group For a Culture of Care: A Response to the Anthropological Crisis will organize the 25th International Conference titled Perspectives on Altruism: Empathy, Compassion, Care. The initiative aims to explore—both theoretically and practically—the theme of altruism as an essential bond between the self and the other, and as a distinctive characteristic of humanity.
Philosophical reflection on altruism will be approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, involving fields such as medicine, ecology, communication, pedagogy, theology,
From March 10th to 13th, 2025 (from 3 PM to 5:30 PM in Room A301), as part of the Licentiate in Biblical Theology, the course Holiness in Scripture will be held in English by Prof. Scott Hahn, Professor of Biblical Theology and New Evangelization at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio (USA). An apologist of international renown, Hahn is also the author of numerous bestsellers.
It is possible to register until February 7th. Students from institutions participating in the Cruipro Agreement will be able to access the course for free.
For more information, please write to teologia [at]
Our Library has adopted the OpenAthens software, a single sign-on authentication system that allows access to databases and electronic journals (available by subscription within the catalog), both from the internal network and remotely.
When accessing the requested resource, an authentication page (username + password) will appear, where users must enter their University service credentials.
Following the activation of Digital Library 2.0, all electronic resources can now be accessed by University members from anywhere.
On Thursday, February 27, 2025 (9:15 AM - 6:15 PM, Álvaro del Portillo Hall), the Center for Legal Studies on the Family, based at the School of Canon Law, organized the 7th Interdisciplinary Study Day on Legal Anthropology of the Family, titled Fidelity in Family Relationships: Between Love and Justice.
An interdisciplinary reflection that involved biblical, anthropological, psychological, and legal aspects.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (9:00 AM, Álvaro del Portillo Hall), the Institute of Liturgy organized a study day titled Liturgy and Work.
Three presentations were scheduled:
Work as a Form of Liturgical Life was 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 discussed The Eucharistic Dynamism of Sanctification.
Prof. Pietro Angelo Muroni, from the Pontifical Urban University, addressed the topic Opus Hominis in the Opus Dei.
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Rector Fernando Puig and the academic community of our University join in the collective prayer for the health and speedy recovery of His Holiness Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for several days at the "Agostino Gemelli" Polyclinic in Rome.
They implore the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salus Populi Romani, over His Holiness.
On March 31 and April 1, 2025 (8:45 AM, Aula Magna "Giovanni Paolo II"), the 29th Study Conference of the School of Canon Law will take place, focusing on the theme Divine Law in Ecclesial Law: The Concept of Law and Canonical Practice.
The conference aims to explore the topic of divine law in the Church. Despite the extensive bibliography on the subject, there remains room for further research with a twofold objective: first, to clarify in what sense divine law is truly law, highlighting the significance of the legal conception through which it is examined; and second, to emphasize the practical importance of different understandings of divine law across all
The Christianity and Society Center, integrated in the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome) and the Confederation of Businessmen Coparmex (Mexico), are proposing a congress entitled “Common Memory and Collective Forgiveness”. The activity is sponsored by the Dicastery for Evangelization (Holy See) and will take place within the framework of the Jubilee activities for entrepreneurs in Rome, on May 6 and 7, 2025.
Instructions for presentation of papers
Link to the Conference Page
Starting from February 26, 2025, and throughout the semester (every Wednesday from 10:50 AM to 12:30 PM in room A305), the School of Theology offers the Licentiate Course "Homiletic Text Reading Workshop," taught by Rev. Prof. Fabio Rosini.
The course aims to provide a form of apprenticeship in the art of reading the texts of Sunday liturgies, training participants for a more effective homiletics.
Registration is open until February 14. Students from institutions participating in the Cruipro Agreement can access the course free of charge.
For more information, please contact teologia [at] pusc.it
The course
