Reflections on Rome
Michael C. McFarland, SJ

We have just returned from our Colloquium in Rome and are still savoring the many rich experiences we had during that packed week. The Colloquium is always one of our most important initiatives, because it gives the participants an immediate and personal experience of the institutions we support, particularly their faculty, students and programs, leading to a depth of knowledge and insight that is not available any other way.  I have shared a fuller account of the experience elsewhere; here I will just highlight a couple of key observations.

FEATURING:

Rev. Michael C. McFarland, SJ
President, Gregorian University Foundation

Rev. William L. George, SJ
Senior Advisor to the President, Gregorian University Foundation

Rev. Robert Boxie III
Immaculate Conception Parish & Catholic Chaplain at Howard University
Pontifical Gregorian University, STB 2015, STL 2017

Dr. Sofia N. Markovich, STL, JCD
Metropolitan Judge and Moderator of the Tribunal Chancery
Pontifical Gregorian University, STB, STL

Rev. Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi
Pastor, Church of the Little Flower
Pontifical Gregorian University, STB 1985, STL 1988

- In Memoriam -

In the News
Institute of Anthropology
Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care (IADC)

The Catholic Church’s foremost research institute studying sexual abuse of minors is expanding its mandate to also include the sexual and spiritual abuse of adults, evidence of the Vatican's increasing awareness that children aren’t the only victims of clergy who abuse their power and authority.

Hans Zollner, SJ, one of Pope Francis’ top advisers on abuse, said the institute’s broader scope reflects lessons from the #MeToo movement, the pope's own recognition that nuns and seminarians can be abused by their superiors, and evidence that systemic and structural problems in the church have allowed abuse to fester.

Lay Centre welcomes alumnus as new deputy director

With the approval of the board of directors, Lay Centre Director Dr. Donna Orsuto has appointed Dr. Filipe Domingues The Lay Centre’s new deputy director, effective Oct. 8.

Domingues, a Lay Centre alumnus (2012-2018), will collaborate directly with The Lay Centre director, assisting in the day-to-day coordination of activities, as well as in strategic planning and special projects.

A native of Brazil, Domingues spent most of his career in journalism, having covered religion, finance and the environment. During his six years in Rome, Domingues completed his licentiate and doctorate in social sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University (2019).

Lay Women Study at Pontifical Universities

Alumni Promotions

Rev. Fr. Francesco Beneduce, SJ, currently Rector of the Pontifical Campanian Interregional Seminary of Naples, (Italy),
to
Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Naples (Italy)

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HE Msgr. Luiz Carlos Dias, currently Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo (Brazil),
to
Bishop of the Diocese of São Carlos (Brazil)

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Rev. Mons. Guillaume Leschallier de Lisle, currently Vicar General of the Diocese of Meaux (France),
to
Bishop of the Diocese of Meaux (France)

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Rev. Etienne Vetö, Extraordinary Professor of the Faculty of Theology,
and the Rev. Alberto Cozzi, Dean of the Institute of Religious Sciences of Milan (Italy),
to
Members of the International Theological Commission

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Rev. Gaetano Castello, 
currently Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Theological Faculty of Southern Italy,
to 
Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Naples (Italy)

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SER Raphaël François Minassian, currently titular Archbishop of Caesarea of ​​Cappadocia of the Armenians and Ordinary for the Catholic Armenian faithful of Eastern Europe,
to
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

20th Annual Brenninkmeijer-Werhahn Lecture
“Reading From the Same Text: From Dialogue to Jewish-Christian Studies”

International Conference on the Fourth Centenary of the death of St. Roberto Bellarmino, SJ

Mass Cards
available online

The mission of the Gregorian University Foundation is to raise funds that provide financial assistance for the Education Consortium of the Society of Jesus in Rome, Italy, which includes the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute.