Pontifical
University of the Holy Cross (Rome)
The Pontifical University
of the Holy Cross is an institution set
up by the Holy See. It was started in
1984 by Opus Dei, with the aim of offering
the universal Church an effective instrument
for formation and research. It was born
in the heart Rome and is open to priests,
seminarians, religious and lay people,
both men and women, from dioceses all
over the world.
The University offers an
ongoing formation both to its academic
staff to students, with a particular focus
on topics of current interest. The ratio
of academic staff to students in one to
nine. Most of the members of the academic
staff hold degrees from both secular and
ecclesiastical universities.
The University grants the degree in Sacred
Theology with specializion in Dogmatic
Theology, Moral Theology, Spiritual Theology,
History of the Church, Liturgical Theology
or Biblical Theology. It also grants degrees
in Philosophy, Canon Law and Institutional
Social Communications. (Read more at the
Pontifical
University of the Holy Cross' website.)
Filipino seminarians sent
by their Bishops for academic training
at the University reside and undergo formation
at the Sedes Sapientiae International
Ecclesiastical College. Priest scholars,
on the other hand, may stay in one of
these residences (those with * are only
for students of the Pontifical University
of the Holy Cross):
- Collegio Ecclesiastico
Internazionale Tiberinum*
- Torre Rosa*
- Mater Christi*
- Pontificio Collegio
Filippino
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