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New Edition of "Notizie dalla Santa Croce" is Ready

The new edition of Notizie dalla Santa Croce, the University's annual newsletter for alumni, friends, and benefactors, is now ready. Inside you will find a review of the year's academic events as well as points of reflection about current themes.

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“Papal visits, between diplomacy and communication”, with Mons. Gänswein and Marco Tosatti

Thursday June 5, in collaboration with the Giuseppe De Carli Association, a Seminar day on Papal visits, between diplomacy and communication, took place.
Speakers were Mons. Georg Gänswein, Prefect of the Pontifical Household, discussing Political discourses of Benedict XVI during his foreign visits, and the journalist Marco Tosatti, discussing Gesture of Diplomacy in Pope Francis’ papal visits.

Program - Depliant

Speech by Msgr. Gänswein

Speech by Marco Tosatti

Photogallery

Seminar Day on “Mercy and Law in Marriage”

Thursday May 22 2014 (Aula Álvaro del Portillo), on the initiative of the School of Canon Law, a Seminar Day on Mercy and Law in Marriage took place (info page).

Speeches

Chronicle

Photogallery - Flickr

 Videonews (2'58'')

Seminar for Professors on "Evangelii Gaudium and Academic Work"

In what mode does Evangelii Guadium, the first apostalic exhortation of Pope Francis, call upon the academic community and university reseach? The question was at the center of the recent Seminar for professors that took place Thursday, May 15, 2014, participated by teachers from all the Schools as well as the Institute of Religious Sciences. Between interventions and debates that ensued, useful ideas emerged concerning teaching and researching in theological, philosophical, canonical and communications fields.

Photogallery

Birth of the Association of Pontifical University Students

Wednesday May 21 (4:00 pm, Pontifical School of Theology Teresianum, Piazza San Pancrazio, 5/a), the official presentation of the Association of Pontifical University Students of Rome (SUPR) will take place.  The association, which will be comprised of two representatives from each University, hopes to be a point of reference to reflect on the role of students at Pontifical Universities and to promote dialogue and cooperation between them.

Website of SUPR

Nightly Pilgrimage for University Students to the Shrine of Divine Love

Saturday, May 10, 2014 (11:30 pm, Piazza di Porta Capena – Rome), on the initiative of the Campus Ministry for the Diocese of Rome, a nightly pilgrimage for University students to the Shrine of Divine Love took place, on the theme Walk in Joy. To conclude the pilgrimage, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Vicar of the Holy Father for the diocese of Rome, celebrated Holy Mass.

More informations

Awarded winners for the 6th year of the Literary Competition “on tiptoe”

Wednesday, May 7th 2014 (Aula Alvaro del Portillo), the award ceremony for the 6th year of the literary competition took place, held in memory of Maria Antonietta Colombino in Paulotto. Two innovations were introduced this year: the participation of former students and the introduction of a photography award in addition to the written work.

This list of awarded students is from engineer Paolo Paulotto and Dr. Marco Paulotto, respectively husband and son of Maria Antonietta, who for years, thanks to their generosity, have made the presentation of this award possible:

For the literary competition:

Josè Enrique de Castro - 1º place award
Luigi Vassallo - 2º place award
Francesco Montini - 3º place award

For the photography competition:

Miriam Helmers & Kathryn-Daphne Ong - 1º place award
Fernando Monge Sánchez - 2º place award (ex-student)
Anthony Martin Lopez Ninanya - 3º place award (tied)
Kathryn Plazek - 3º place award (tied)

 
Church Communications: Creative Strategies for Promoting Cultural Change

From April 28 to 30, 2014 (Aula Magna “Giovanni Paolo II”), on the initiative of the School of Institutional Communications, the IX Professional Seminar for Church Communications Offices took place.

Concluding Note

Photogallery - Flickr

 Speech by Card. Dolan (40'58'')

Titled Church Communications: Creative Strategies for Promoting Cultural Change, the Seminar aimed to provide “positive experiences and networking opportunities among communication professionals as well as tools for debating and communicating the faith in the public sphere”.

"When the Gospel – wrote the organizers – is incarnated into lifestyles, ideas, and cultures, a creative force is born that is capable of changing the world. The challenge for the Church communicator is to shed light upon the allure of this innovative force in the various folds of a secular and pluralistic society".

During the first day, there was a speech by Card. Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, who discussed the Cultural Challenges for Church Communicators.  Among others moreover, there was speeches by Card. Philipe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon (The Family as a Communications Opportunity), and Prof. Joaquín Navarro-Valls, former Vatican Spokesman (Holiness and Communications: the Figure of John Paul II).

Seminar Homepage

Program

Accreditation for Journalists

#churchcom14

Informative Note (Card. Dolan)

Informative Note (Card. Barbarin)

 
The University rejoices for the Canonization of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II

The Academic Community of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross rejoices for the Canonization of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II, on Sunday April 27, 2014, and joins in prayers of thanksgiving of the Universal Church for the gift of the beloved pontiffs.

Events in preparation for the Canonization

Special Amici dell'Apollinare
"Un Santo per Amico"

News on RomaSette (Avvenire)

Holy Week and Easter

Schedule for the Paschal Triduum 2014

- Basilica of St. Apollinare: Thursday, April 17, Mass of the Lord's Supper, 18:00. Friday, April 18, The Lord's Passion, 18:00. Saturday, April 19, Easter Vigil, 20:00.

- Church of St. Jerome: Thursday, April 17, 18:30. Friday, April 18, 18:30. Saturday, April 19, Easter Vigil, 20:30.

The academic community of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross wishes everyone a Happy and Holy Easter!

* Activities at the University and Library will resume on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.