Roman Notes

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Roman Notes

The large 13th volume (in three parts!) of Joseph Ratzinger's Opera Omnia with the famous interviews he gave to Vittorio Messori and Peter Seewald, among others, is now available in the Italian translation by Pierluca Azzaro. The volumes will be presented on 21 November at 5 pm at the LUMSA University in Rome in the presence of Mons. Georg Gänswein in attendance. The volume is entitled ‘In dialogo con il proprio tempo'. Registration is requested (see programme).

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On 14 November at 4.30 pm, Prof. Dr Gisela Drossbach from the University of Augsburg will give a lecture at the University of Roma Tre on the subject of ‘Materiality, transfer and innovation of papal letters around 1200’.

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In honour of Richard Krautheimer (1897-1994), the archaeologist protected by the Vatican during the Nazi era, who was closely associated with the Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology (see personal lexicon on Christian archaeology), high-level lectures will be held in the Curia Iulia on the Forum Romanum: on 31 October, 9 and 23 November, 7 December.

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Apart from the fact that you should think twice about coming to Rome in the Holy Year 2025, as even a city of millions can be overcrowded, the biggest mass events in St Peter's Square are expected on the following days: 8-9 Feb, 8-9 March, 5-6, 25-26 and 28-29 April, 1-4, 10-11 and 16-18 May, 7-8, 14-15 and 25-26 June, 28 July to 3 Aug, 26-27 Sept, 11-12 and 30-31 Oct (no guarantee).

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The Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology is organising the 7th Open Catacombs Day in Rome and throughout Italy. In addition to guided tours, the programme also includes events for children.

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