Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
On 18 August, Pope Leo XIV appointed Prelate Dr Peter Klasvogt, Rector of the Campo Santo Teutonico, as consultor of the "Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development".
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Gudrun Sailer has recored a four-part Broadcast on Rome with Stefan Heid; the first part has now been released.
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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 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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A conference on inscriptions in manuscripts from the 15th to the 17th centuries will take place at Sapienza University of Rome from 8 to 10 June.
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As part of a study day on 11 June, the Irish Embassy to the Holy See will unveil a commemorative plaque in honour of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty in the chapel of the Pontificio Collegio Urbano.
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The 38 member institutions of the association ‘Unione internazionale degli Istituti di Archeologia, Storia e Storia dell'Arte in Roma’ (UNIR) are marking their 80th anniversary with a conference in Rome.
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From 21 to 25 November, the Fondazione Pro Arte e Musica Sacra is organising its 25th music festival in Rome’s major basilicas, featuring sacred music by Mozart, Perosi and Monteverdi. To mark the occasion, the RIGG is organising a fundraising trip.
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From 6 March to 5 July 2026, the Museo del Corso – Polo Museale in Rome will be exhibiting around 50 masterpieces by European artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Lucas Cranach, Titian, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, Orazio Gentileschi, Velázquez and Caravaggio.
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On 4 May, at the suggestion of the Comitato Papa Pacelli-Associazione Pio XII, a conference on Pope Pius XII will take place at the Minerva (Sala dei Papi) at 5 pm, featuring presentations by Johan Ickx, Andrea Tornielli, Stefan Heid and Fabrizio Campi OP.
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