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Alumni reunion at the Pontifical German College at the Campo Santo in the Vatican

The Pontifical Priestly College at Campo Santo Teutonico is celebrating its 150th anniversary from 2 to 4 October with a large gathering of former students, as has always been the custom on such occasions. Rector Prelate Dr Peter Klasvogt will welcome the guests with discussions, presentations, receptions and an excursion to Castelgandolfo. The Roman Institute is contributing an extensive commemorative publication entitled “Das Deutsche Kolleg im Vatikan” (The German College in the Vatican). The celebrations will culminate in a festive Mass on 4 October at 10.00 am, to which everyone is warmly invited.

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26 September: Study day on faith and politics with Benedict XVI

On 26 September, the student societies will hold their annual symposium at the Institutum Augustinianum in the Vatican on the theme ‘Christian faith and politics in the light of the theology of Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI’. Speakers will include Kurt Koch, Peter Schallenberg, Stephan Herzberg and Katharina Westerhorstmann.

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16 September: Study Day on the great patriarchate of Aquileia

A one-day conference on the history of Aquileia from the 15th to the 18th century will take place on 16 September at the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome. Speakers will include Danilo Mazzoleni, Manlio Sodi, Irene Graziani and Alviano Scarel, amongst others.

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Matthias Ambros completes his habilitation in Munich

Monsignor Dr Matthias Ambros (Diocese of Passau), who has held various posts at the Roman Curia for several years, completed his habilitation in canon law in Munich. Ambros is a former member of the Camposanto and a member of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society.

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A curious souvenir: 100 years of the Vatican City State

A new type of souvenir is currently available on the Roman tourist market: a tin plate commemorating the founding of the Vatican City State under the Lateran Pacts of 11 February 1929. As is well known, we are approaching the centenary. The plaque depicts St Peter’s Basilica, with the Campo Santo Teutonico and its three cypress trees clearly visible to the left.  

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