14:00

Welcome and Registration

15:00

Opening Session
Prof. Msgr. Luis Romera, Rector – Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

15:15

Presentation of the 9th Professional Seminar
Prof. Daniel Arasa, Assistant Dean – School of Church Communications

15:45

Cultural Challenges for Church Communicators
His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York

Moderator:
Rev. Prof. John Wauck, Professor of Literature and Communication of the Faith - Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

17:00

Break

17:30

Papers

19:00

End of Session

Screening of the documentary "Francis. The People's Pope"
(Rome Reports)
Presentation and follow-up interview with Javier Martínez-Brocal Ogayar, Director of Rome Reports and Juan Martin Ezratty, Director of the documentary.

08:00

Holy Mass – Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena

Introductory Session
Rev. Prof. Sergio Tapia, Professor of Public Speaking and Media Training - Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

09:30

The Family as a Communication Opportunity
His Eminence, Philipe Cardinal Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, France

Moderator:
Rev. Prof. Cristian Mendoza, Professor of Economy & Institutional Communications - Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

10:30

Break

11:00

From Misunderstandings to Provocation: Prudence and Argumentation in the Public Arena
Dr. Austen Ivereigh, Catholic Voices (UK)

Moderator:
Ms. Victoria Martin, Political Communication Advisor of European Parliament

12:00

Panel I 
Experiences from journalists covering the Vatican:
“The Media and Pope Francis: One Year Later”
Moderator:
Prof. Diego Contreras, Vice Rector of Communications - Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Participants:
- Valentina Alazraki, Televisa (Mexico)
- Lucio Brunelli, RAI (Italy)
- Antoine-Marie Izoard, I.MEDIA (France)
- Elisabetta Piqué, La Nación (Argentina)

13:00

Lunch Break

15:00

Papers

Introductory Session

16:30

Creative Language: Decoding, Reframing and Defending Concepts of Human Identity
Dr. Helen Alvaré, George Mason University

Moderator:
Rev. Prof. Robert A. Gahl, Jr., Professor of Fundamental Ethics - Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

17:45

Break

18:15

Panel II
Experiences from Representatives of Church Institutions:
“Church Communications: Relationship between Offline and Online Communication”
Moderator:
Mons. Domenico Pompili, Director of Communications, Italian Bishops' Conference

Participants:
- Margaret Doherty, Senior Media Officer, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
- Natalia Trouiller, Director of Communications, Archdiocese of Lyon
- Joseph Zwilling, Director of Communications, Archdiocese of New York

19:30

End of Session

08:30

Gather in Piazza San Pietro for the General Audience with Pope Francis

10:00

General Audience with Pope Francis

Visit to the Press Office of the Holy See
Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., Director

14:00

Lunch Break

15:45

Introductory Session
Rev. Prof. Cristian Mendoza, Professor of Economy & Institutional Communications - Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

16:00

Educational Emergency: The Role of Catholic Press in the Digital World
Moderator:
Rev. Prof. José María La Porte, Dean – School of Church Communications

Participants:
- Dr. Matthew Bunson, Editor, The Catholic Answer - Our Sunday Visitor  (USA)
- Mr. Christoph Wimmer, Director of Print Media for the Archdiocese of Münich - Münchner Kirchenzeitung (Germany)

17:00

Holiness and Communication: The Figure of Saint John Paul II
Prof. Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Former Director of the Press Office of the Holy See

Moderatore:
Prof. Norberto González Gaitano, Professor of Public Opinion - Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

18:15

Closing Session
Rev. Prof. José María La Porte, Dean – School of Church Communications

18:45

Final Reception
End of Seminar