Highlights from the cultural world of Rome
The Giornale Diplomatico (Quotidiano online di informazioni e opinioni) draws attention to the study day that the RIGG is holding together with the Embassy of Hungary to the Holy See on the Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives on 28 October.
The annual introductory course in Christian Archaeology will be held in Italian at the Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology. The deadline for enrolment is 6 November. Lectures and visits will be offered.
With a lecture by Emilia Hrabovec on "Le strategie di Pio XII di fronte al comunismo in Cecoslovacchia", the Slovak Historical Institute opens its new residence in Via della Conciliazione, 44 (4th floor).
Dr Hans-Albert Courtial's Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra is staging a concert series for sacred music in the great basilicas of Rome for the 22nd time. Works by Mozart, Perosi, Beethoven and Carissimi will be performed. Anyone who can make it should not miss these concerts.
With the support of the RIGG, a study day will be held on Tuesday 31 October at the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology on the Augustinian relict and late humanist Onofrio Panvinio (1530-1568) from Verona, who played a significant role in the study of Roman antiquities through his publications. The opening lecture will be given by Ingo Herklotz.
On Wednesday 8 November, the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology will open its academic year 2023/24 (not on 6 Nov as originally planned). On this occasion, the book "Cento anni del Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana - discipline e docenti" (ed. by Chiara Cecalupo and S. Heid) dedicated to him will be presented to the Grand Chancellor, Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonca.
In 1977, the first Joseph Ratzinger of students was established, which was expanded in 2008 by the New Circle. Every year, students and theologians meet for a study day. The lectures of this year's conference at the end of September in Rome can now be viewed online. Speakers include Cardinal Kurt Koch, Markus Graulich, Vincent Twomey, Sven Conrad and Ralph Weimann. In occasion of the meeting many participants visit the study library Joseph Ratzinger in the Campo Santo Teutonico.
On 7 October, the 6th Catacombs Day will take place in Rome and far beyond in Lazio, Abruzzo, Sicily and Sardinia. There will be guided tours, but also activities for children.
The Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology will open the new academic year on 6 November at 9.30 a.m. with Holy Mass in S. Prassede with Grand Chancellor Cardinal Mendonca. Afterwards the book "Cento anni del Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana" will be presented. 3 November is the last day of enrolment as a new student. The printed programme contains all the information, including the chronicle of the past year.
The new President of the Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences is the Jesuit Marek Inglot from the Gregorian University.
The new Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education is the Jesuit Antonio Spadaro of the "Civiltà Cattolica".
The papal delegate for the Urbaniana University is the former rector of the Lateran University Vincenzo Buonomo.
Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
