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Intensive Courses in Latin, Greek and Hebrew in July

From July 13 to 31 2015, the Department of Language, in collaboration with Polis Institute of Jerusalem, offered intensive language courses for Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
Taught in the chosen language of study, the classes haved 95 students coming from 25 countries. From July 20 to 24 there was also a methodology course for professors.

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Annual journal (June, 2015) "Holy Cross News" published

The annual journal (June, 2015) Notizie dalla Santa Croce is newly published, a newsletter addressed to alumni, friends and benefactors of the University, with a comprehensive review of activities that took place this past academic year, as well as points of reflection on current news.

Among material enclosed, discover reflections on Pope Francis' Encyclical, Laudato Si', on the Synod on the family and the Jubilee Year of Mercy, including an interview with Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella. Other articles concern topics such as neuroscience, the relationship of faith and science and the art of writing.

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Farewell day for students ending their studies

Thursday May 28 2015, on the initiative of Associazione Alumni, a farewell day for students ending their studies took place.

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Film Showing and Thanksgiving Mass for the Beatification of Mons. Oscar Romero

Friday May 29 2015, on the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador to the Holy See, an event took place in thanksgiving for the recent beatification of Mons. Oscar Romero, martyred in odium fidei.

At 3:00 p.m., in Aula Álvaro del Portillo, the film Oscar Romero: Una Voz Universal was shown. Following, at 5:00 p.m., in the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare, the Card. Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, presided over the Holy Mass of Thanksgiving.

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Conference on the "The New Climate Economy", Wednesday May 20

Wednesday May 20, 2015, in collaboration with the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, the World Resource Institute, The New Climate Economy and the Embassy of the Netherlands to the Holy See, the University hosted a conference on The New Climate Economy. How Economic Growth and Sustainability can go Hand in Hand.

The initiative was planned in view of the upcoming publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical touching upon ecology, release date in June. The conference is intended to be an occasion of reflection on the recent New Climate Economy Report, from which emerges, “the objectives of improving economic performance and the reduction of climate risks are complementary.”

In fact, the organizers explain “Economic growth cannot come about without taking account of the climate risks that correspond.  At the same time, emission reduction will be much more difficult without a strong economy.”

Participants at the conference include: Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, Felipe Calderón, President of the Global Commission on Economy and Climate, Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, and Jeremy Oppenheim, Director of McKinsey & Co.

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Card. Parolin Message

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Book presentation "Humanism in Economics and Business" (Ed. Springer)

Monday, May 25, 2015, the book presentation for Humanism in Economics and Business, edited by Domènec Melé (IESE Business School) and Martin Schlag (Research Center MCE), took place.

Besides the editors, those present included Prof. Vittorio Cesarotti (University Studi di Roma Tor Vergata) and Prof. Paolo Boccardelli (LUISS Guido Carli).

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Publication of 9th Volume of the Review "Studia et Documenta”

A ninth volume (2015) of the review "Studia et Documenta" is being published, edited by the Historical Institute San Josemaría Escrivá, in which many of the professors collaborate.

The monographic theme to which the first part is dedicated treats the figure of Monsignor Álvaro del Portillo, beautified last September on the centenary of his birth, 2014.

Liturgical feast of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, University’s first Chancellor

Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in honor of the liturgical feast of Bl. Álvaro del Portillo, our first Chancellor, a Mass was celebrated in the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare. Music during the liturgy was performed in part by the University’s choir, directed by Rev. Prof. Ramón Saiz Pardo.

Communication Faculty’s VI International Conference, “Poetics and Christianity,” April 27-28

From April 27-28, 2015, (Aula Magna "Giovanni Paolo II") the International Conference’s sixth edition “Poetics and Christianity” took place. The initiative was promoted by the Faculty of Institutional Communications, with this year’s theme as, “To write, what for and for whom. The joys and travails of the artist.” 

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“To write a novel, a screenplay, a musical composition or create any work or art” – the organizers explain – “simultaneously arouses a profound joy and fatigue for the artist, not only physically but also spiritually. Some writers describe the creation process of every work of art as nearly an interior trauma. From where does the need to write arise? Who is the target audience? What are the motivations and intentions of the artists as he/she labors?”

The VI edition of the Conference “Poetics and Christianity” concerned with the writer, whether novelist, musician, or screenwriter, from the perspective of the subject as opposed to the work of art itself. Many schools of writing consider the craft of writing, namely, as how to compose a work that functions, and perhaps concentrate on tools that ensure success. Few, maybe none, can transmit the personal disposition of the one creating, of the talent and the efforts that it involves, and above all, the unveiling of a vocation and one’s personal response to it.”

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Interview with Susanna Tamaro

Round Table Discussion, “Science and Humanism: the passions of science, beyond the neutral model”, May 9 in Turin

Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Turin, promoted by the School SISRI, a round table discussion was held addressing the topic Science and Humanism: the passions of science, beyond the neutral model.

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