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"I think one could say that at the most intimate level, the true origin of the university lies in the thirst for knowledge that is proper to man. The human being wants to know what everything around him is. He wants truth." Benedict XVI
"May the possibility of studying in Rome help you to reinforce your sense of belonging to the Church and your commitment of fidelity to the Pope's universal Magisterium." Benedict XVI
"There is need of a true evangelical hermeneutic for better understanding life, the world and humanity, not of a synthesis but of a spiritual atmosphere of research and certainty based on the truths of reason and of faith." Francis
"We cannot grow and we cannot educate without consistency: consistency and witness!" Francis
"Dear students, in the University you are not only recipients of services, but you are the true protagonists of the activities performed there." St. John Paul II

ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION

  • Conference on Pastoral Care in Catholic Universities “Towards A Polyhedric Vision” Vatican City, 23-24 November 2023

    The Catholic universities, born ex corde Ecclesiae, are at the service of her mission in the forms proper to the world of universities, by means of research, teaching and influence on society. The guardians and beating heart of this mission of evangelization, which pertains to the whole university community, are university pastoral services and chaplains, in the diversity of their structures... Read more

  • Announcement for a contest award from Pontifice Accademie 2023

    The Dicastery for Culture and Education, the Pontifical Academy for Latin is responsible for the competition to award the prize of the Pontifical Academies, whose purpose is to promote and develop Christian humanism. The Cardinal Secretary of State, on behalf of the Holy Father, will award the first and second place winners the gold and the silver medals at the annual public session of the... Read more

  • Appointments

    Saturday the 18th of February 2023, memorial of Blessed Giovanni da Fiesole O.P., Fra Angelico, Patron of Artists, the Dicastery for Culture and Education has been enriched by the Papal appointment of new Members and Collaborators for a five year term. Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Culture and Education The Holy Father has appointed the following as members of the Dicastery for... Read more


Qualifications Framework

Academic university centers of the Catholic Church are different, depending on their aims and course contents; therefore, there are two different kinds: • Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties • Catholic Universities Catholic universities abide by national law, whereas ecclesiastical... Read more

Training offer

At the center of the overall architecture of university studies we find Courses Supply, in which each curriculum is structured in a consistent and integrated way. Legislation According to the normative indications found in Church documents, Courses Supply does not emerge as a conceptual and... Read more

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In light of the Apostolic Constitution “Praedicate Evangelium”

the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Pontifical Council for Culture

have merged into the

 

DICASTERY FOR CULTURE AND EDUCATION

As a new website is being prepared, please consult:

 

Culture Section : www.cultura.va

and

Education Section : www.educatio.va

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