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Simona Candia is an archaeologist, a licensed tour guide and a lecturer for trainee tour guides. Since 2015, she has been guiding visitors around Rome and sharing her knowledge of the history, art and archaeology of the Eternal City.
In May 2026, the second double issue of volume 120 (2025) of the RQ was published right on schedule. It contains six articles on Lothar III, a Byzantine mosaic, a collection of Christian archaeological artefacts, travels in Italy, the Una Sancta movement and witness statements in beatification proceedings:
The printed issue, as well as the e-edition and individual articles, can be purchased from Herder Publishers.
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Father Markus Scheifele (48) is a priest of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and was ordained in 2007. Over the past 14 years, he has worked at the Diocesan Youth Office – initially for five years in the altar server ministry, and subsequently as head of the Youth Office. At the same time, he served as parish priest in Esslingen am Neckar.
On 8 May 2011, Prelate Prof. Dr Erwin Gatz, Rector of the Campo Santo Teutonico and Director of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society from 1975 to 2010, died at the age of 78 whilst on a trip to Maastricht. His scholarly output is unrivalled. His organisational achievements and prudent leadership remain a source of gratitude and remembrance to this day.
Prof. Dr Johan Ickx, Head of the Historical Archives of the Secretariat of State and Deputy Director of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society, was presented with the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (Croce di Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito Ungherese) by Ambassador Péter Kweck on 26 March.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Pontifical Priestly College at Campo Santo Teutonico (1876–2026), a commemorative volume edited by Dr Ignacio García Lascurain Bernstorff and Stefan Heid will be published by Herder in September as the 76th The volume will contain over 20 articles spanning approximately 800 pages and will cover both individuals and groups who have shaped the college..
The 75th volume in the series of supplements to the *Römische Quartalschrift* will be published by Herder in June. It is authored by Richard Pfannmüller and is entitled "Bavaria and the Holy See: Relations during the Reign of King Maximilian II (1848–1864)" (Bayern und der Heilige Stuhl: Die Beziehungen während der Regierungszeit des Königs Maximilian II. (1848–1864)).
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”.
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 -
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
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