Forum for Historical Research since 1888
Located next to St. Peter's Basilica, the Campo Santo Teutonico is the retreat of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society (RIGG), the well-known academic centre for research into the history of the Church and Christian cultural heritage.
Deadline: 12 May
The University of Hagen (Germany) offers a Professorship in the History of the European Pre-Modern Era .
Following the Görres lecture on “Science in the Vatican: The founding of the Görres Society 150 years ago and its Roman Institute”, Gudrun Sailer of Vatican News interviewed the speaker and produced a radio programme entitled “Catholic research thrives on competition”.
The Vittoriano and the Palazzo Venezia (VIVE) are organising joint lectures under the auspices of the UNIONE, focusing on the theme of foreign nations (Spaniards, English, etc.) in Rome. These lectures are recorded and can be viewed on YouTube.
On Wednesday, 1 April, at 7.30 pm, Stefan Heid will give a talk as part of the Dahlem Forum Bernhardinum on the topic: ‘German Catholicism and the Roman Catholic Church – a fascinating and tense relationship’ – a journey through history. Venue: Königin-Luise-Str. 33.
On Thursday, 11 June, from 6 p.m., the Roman Institute of the Görres Society will celebrate its annual summer festival in San Giovanni a Porta Latina (Via di Porta Latina 17). It will begin with Holy Mass in the church, followed by a cheerful picnic in the monastery garden of the Rosminians, directly on the Aurelian city wall. Who wants to participate is kindly asked to contact - for the picknick -
Deadline: 1st June
St. Georgen Graduate School in Frankfurt am Main is advertising a vacancy for a research assistant in the field of church history..
Since 2023, the Sant'Anselmo Forum has been organising lectures for a wider audience, mostly in Italian. Anyone wishing to engage personally with the relationship between faith and reason is welcome to attend.
From 20 to 25 November 2026, the Roman Institute of the Görres Society is organising its fifth sponsors' trip to Rome. The occasion is the 25th International Festival of Church Music.
You are cordially invited to participate. If you are interested, please contact
The Görres Institute’s illustrated annual report for 2025 is now available in print. It covers our activities and staff news and will be sent to our friends by post. Anyone who would also like to receive a printed copy in future can contact
Deadline: 30 May
Various universities and the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences are planning to publish a book on Francis of Assisi and are inviting submissions.
In addition, a conference on Francis, entitled "Francesco e la storia tra Novitas e Traditio" will be held on 25–26 May in Rome.
Deadline: 30 April
The Wilhelm Schneemelcher-Kolleg in Bonn is awarding the Wilhelm Schneemelcher Prize for the study of ancient Christian literature and its reception. The prize money is 1000 euros.
Our large and very successful conference ‘Popes and Paraments’ will be published in full in the near future. In the meantime, a highly readable interview by Christian Hecht has been published (unfortunately subject to a fee). However, Maja Gilewski's conference report on HSozKult is freely accessible.
Deadline: 31 March
The UNIONE INTERNAZIONALE, i.e. the association of historical, archaeological and art history institutes in Rome, of which the RIGG is also a member, is awarding a postdoctoral scholarship (6 x 2,000 euros) for the first time.
Stephan Wahle, a professor of liturgy from Paderborn, Christian Hümpfner and Sebastian Pietsch visited, amongst other places, the Institute, Father Augustinus Sander and Cardinal Kurt Koch in Rome. One reason for the visit was the study published by Herder Verlag, edited by Christian Hümpfner in collaboration with Peter Schallenberg and Stephan Wahle, on “Ecumenical Impulses for a Church with a Future”. The contributions are based on a comparative survey of Catholics, Protestants and members of free churches in Fulda.
Prelate Franz Xaver Brandmayr, who served as provost of Wiener Neustadt following his tenure as rector of the Anima, is set to become the new director of the Austrian Pilgrims’ Hospice in Jerusalem in September. Brandmayr, a former member of the RIGG and a supporter of the organisation, who has already demonstrated during the coronavirus pandemic that he does not shy away from challenges or from standing up for the rights of the faithful, is likely to be an excellent choice, particularly in the current situation.
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