What the new year is set to look like at Rome’s pontifical universities

With online registrations open and classes scheduled to start in early October, many pontifical universities in Rome have been publishing their new safety protocols and procedures on their websites. In an effort to follow recommendations from the Congregation for Catholic Education that instruction be in-person and on campus, universities also needed to take into account... Read More

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August 1, 2020

Pontifical universities prepare for classes in Covid-era

When the Vatican issued norms that pontifical universities offer in-person classes on their campuses for the coming academic year, institutes in Rome spent the summer hammering out what changes and protocols would be needed to keep staff and students safe. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Congregation for Catholic Education published recommendations in early... Read More

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May 14, 2020

Pontifical universities to re-open in autumn, but have backup plans

The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education has asked pontifical universities and faculties to plan to re-open in autumn and teach with students present. The universities in Rome are making those preparations, but many of them also are devising backup plans in case the Covid-19 pandemic continues, and many students are prevented from travelling to Rome.... Read More

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April 29, 2020

Dozens test positive for coronavirus at Rome pontifical university

At least 39 people at a Rome pontifical university tested positive for the coronavirus, the rector said. Local health authorities finished testing all 280 residents at the Pontifical Salesian University on 27th April, said the rector, Salesian Fr Mauro Mantovani. Of those testing positive, 17 people were transferred to other locations for patients showing mild... Read More

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September 24, 2018

Vatican signs provisional agreement with China on naming bishops

For the first time in decades, all of the Catholic bishops in China are in full communion with the pope, the Vatican announced. Pope Francis lifted the excommunications or irregular status of seven bishops who had been ordained with government approval, but not the Vatican’s consent, the Vatican announced on 22nd September. A few hours... Read More

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What the new year is set to look like at Rome’s pontifical universities

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