School of Church Communications

Comunicazione Istituzionale

The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross established the School of Church Communications in 1996 to prepare communication professionals for ecclesial institutions. 

Patroness     Flyer     Professional Seminar May 2-4, 2023

The School’s program offers students solid, systematic courses in four key areas:

  • The nature of communication and the elements upon which it is based. This includes the processes of shaping public opinion, the structure of information-based entities and the language of the traditional means of communication (radio, tv, press), as well as the new technology-based media.
  • The Church in cultural context. The Church presents its message and incarnates the faith in an ongoing dialogue with men, women and cultures. This area investigates of how Christianity has developed and expressed its message over the centuries, transforming it into a catalyst of cultural change.
  • The theological, philosophical and canonical content of the faith and its impact on the identity of the Church as an Institution.
  • The application of these theories, practices and communication techniques to institutions of the Church, bearing in mind their particular identity. Special emphasis is given to how communication offices are organized, methods of communicating with the various interlocutors of the Church and the presentation of the content of the faith in the field of public opinion.

In evidenza

On Wednesday, May 15th, 2024, a day dedicated to blood donation is scheduled as an activity of University Life, in collaboration with Ema-Roma.

The initiative is aimed at students and staff of the Santa Croce University. Donation will be possible from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM in the Courtyard of Palazzo dell'Apollinare.

Registration is required by May 10th at the following link.

The blood collected will be delivered by Ema-Roma to the city hospitals San Filippo Neri and Santo Spirito.

The French Institute, through Campus France, has announced a competition for the awarding of several research scholarships for doctoral students and/or graduates of Pontifical Universities to fund a stay in France (ranging from 1 to 3 months, from August to December 2024).

Applications are open until May 22.

 

Download the call for applications

On Friday, May 10th, 2024, the annual University Feast in memory of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, our founder and first Grand Chancellor, will take place.

As a special guest, we will have the artist and sculptor JAGO, the pseudonym of Jacopo Cardillo, author of numerous exhibitions and installations. As stated on his website: "His artistic research is rooted in traditional techniques. JAGO uses marble as a noble material but addresses fundamental themes of the era he inhabits, establishing a direct relationship with the public through the use of video and social networks, to share the production process."

The schedule for the Feast will be as follows:

On April 18th and 19th, 2024 (at 8:45 am, in the Aula Magna Giovanni Paolo II), the Conference "Tolkien: The Relevance of Myth" was held, organized by the International Study Forum "Poetics & Christianity" of the School of Communication.

The organizers wrote: "The fiftieth anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien urges us to reflect not only on the importance of one of the greatest authors of the 20th century but also on the enduring relevance of myth in today's world. The epic tale of The Lord of the Rings (1954-55) was a multi-layered imaginative explosion - anthropological, linguistic, even geographical - that continues to resonate today in evident artistic, cultural, and commercial ways.

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