The Church Up Close: Covering Catholicism in the Age of Francis. September, 8-14, 2014
Activities
The School of Communication organizes annual conventions with professors and university teachers from all over the world. These represent important moments for academic growth, covering various subjects and methodologies.
On even-numbered years, the School offers a Professional Workshop to promote better Church communication among the directors of diocesan communication offices and Episcopal Conferences and to promote values linked to the faith for pastoral workers and journalists concerned with religious information.
The Workshop began in 1997 and hundreds of professionals from all over the world have participated.
On odd-numbered years, the School holds the International Conference Poetics and Christianity for academics and artists in various fields and work contexts.
The School also organizes specialization courses in religious information and the biennial course Church Up Close, for journalists from all over the world who cover the Catholic Church (http://www.church-communication.net/).
Meetings on communication
On a weekly basis the School of Church Communications organizes meetings for its students with journalists and professionals in the field of communications, to foster direct contact with professionals involved in news reporting.
Bulletin Board
L'Università ha rinnovato (dal 30 settembre 2014 al 31 agosto 2015) la Convenzione con l'Institut Français-Centre Saint-Louis.
Church Communications:
creative strategies for Promoting Cultural Change
Rome, 28-30 April 2014 | Web page
Professor Santiago de la Cierva, Lecturer of the "Prior communication and crisis management" of our Faculty, has just been appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Pope Francis has also confirmed Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko as the President, and Monsignor Josef Clemens as the Secretary.