Friday, December 13, 2024, saw the traditional ceremony for the awarding of silver medals to those who have completed 25 years of service at the University, in the presence of the Vice Grand Chancellor, Monsignor Mariano Fazio, and the Rector, Fernando Puig.
The medals, bearing the embossed effigy of the first Grand Chancellor and founder of the University, Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, were awarded this year to Professors José Antonio Araña (Canon Law), Daniel Arasa (Communication), Graziano Borgonovo (Theology), Marc Carroggio (Communication), and Dr. Loretta Sanna from the Publications Office.
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On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 11:00 AM, a guided tour of the library will be held for our university's doctoral students. To participate, please register at the following link to gain access to the designated area.
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (11 AM - 1 PM, Aula Alvaro del Portillo), the MCE Research Centre is hosting a conference titled Economia e gestione dei beni ecclesiastici (Economics and Management of Church Assets), aimed at reflecting on the modern economy in conjunction with certain principles of Church Management.
Economics permeates our daily lives, and the Church is no exception in this regard. A clear example is the ongoing economic and financial reforms in the Vatican and the Roman Curia under Pope Francis's leadership. Church representatives worldwide are increasingly faced with complex economic, financial, and organizational challenges.
In a newly published book titled Economics for Ecclesiastics. A Guide, released
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, (from 2:45 PM to 6:15 PM in the Álvaro del Portillo Hall), the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, through its School of Philosophy and the Future Students Department, hosted the 2nd University Orientation Day.
The event, entitled Discover and enhance your talent. Choose your path, was the result of a collaboration between the Holy Cross, other civil universities in Rome and Italy, various schools, and numerous high school teachers. It had created an "open round table" as a forum for dialogue between school and university teachers, with the aim of offering young students the best educational and training resources.
The orientation activity was aimed at fourth and fifth-year
On Thursday, December 5, 2024, (at 2:45 PM in the Aula Benedetto XVI), an interdisciplinary roundtable was held to present Issue 2 (2024), Volume 9 of the scientific journal Church, Communication and Culture, published by the School of Communication. This issue is dedicated to the theme "University and Catholic Identity."
Moderated by Professor Jordi Pujol from the School of Communication, the event featured presentations by Professor Elena Colombetti (School of Philosophy), Professor José María La Porte (School of Communication), Professor Stefan Mückl (School of Canon Law), and Professor Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti (School of Theology). This was a
A new MOOC (free online course) offered by the School of Communication on Storytelling has been launched on the Discere platform. The course will be available until December 15, 2024.
Led by Professor Juan Narbona, who teaches Value Storytelling at the same School of Communication, the course is accessible in Spanish, English, and Italian. Through 12 video lessons, each lasting 3-4 minutes, the importance and power of stories and how to use them in communication are explained.
Concepts such as the power of stories, narrative structure, character creation, conflict, moral theme, and more are explored in depth. As
On Thursday, December 5, 2024 (from 3:00 PM to 6:15 PM, Álvaro del Portillo Aula), our University hosted the lessons of the 2nd module of the 8th Edition of the Joint Diploma in Integral Ecology, an initiative shared by the Pontifical Universities and Institutes of Rome to spread the vision and mission of Pope Francis' Laudato si'.
The lessons, entitled The Gospel of Creation, were given by Prof. Prem Xalxo of the Gregorian University, Prof. Arturo Bellocq of Santa Croce, and Prof. Linda Pocher of Auxilium.
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
On Wednesday November 27, 2024, (at 11:30 AM in the Álvaro del Portillo Auditorium) our University hosted a meeting entitled John Paul II and Galileo: A Study Meeting on the Work of the Pontifical Commission for the Study of Copernicanism and the Dialogue between Science and Faith, as part of the John Paul II Days at the Pontifical Universities of Rome, promoted by the John Paul II Vatican Foundation.
Participants:
Professor Rafael A. Martínez, Chair of Philosophy of Nature and Science at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, and Monsignor Melchor Sánchez de Toca, co-author of 'Galileo and the Vatican: History of the Pontifical Commission for the Study
