Many of us remember the moment when, on 10th May, during his visit to the Loppiano international centre, amid the applause, Pope Francis mentioned “… the cutting-edge academic experience of the Sophia University, of which a local headquarters — I am really happy about this — will soon be open in Latin America”. Those words…
«The central moment of Francis’s visit to Loppianowas a moment of intense dialogue, which gave him the opportunity to answer some of the inhabitants’ questions. The second question revolved specifically around education, an important aspect of the international centre of the Focolare Movement, dubbed ‘city-school’ by Chiara Lubich. The inhabitants of Loppiano know that every…
After the visit of Francis Pope and his historical meeting with Buddhist guests in Loppiano, we interview Donald W. Mitchell, professor emeritus of Asian and Comparative Philosophy at the the Purdue University and permanent visiting professor at the Sophia University Institute, founder of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. 1) At what point is the dialogue between Buddhists and…
12th April, Sophia Cultural Thursdays It is clear that a complex and interdependent society poses continuous challenges: what knowledge, what choices may favour a sustainable, equitable and inclusive world? Despite the abrupt halts we witness all too often at the local and global level, an indication of the way forward is clearly emerging even amid…
The Wings of Unity dialogue and collaboration project turns 2 years old, as the fifth international seminar takes place at Sophia On 16th April 2018, the Sophia University Institute hosted the fifth session of the dialogue and collaboration project named Wings of Unity, which, for the past two years, has involved scholars and experts from…
STUDY DAY ON KLAUS HEMMERLE – Sophia University Institute, 27th April 2018 – Main Hall – – Presenters – A. Vincenzo Zani, Congregation for Catholic Education; Emilio Baccarini, Università Tor Vergata – Rome; Piero Coda, I.U.S. President; Markus Enders, Universität Freiburg i.Br.; Wilfried Hagemann, ZSP Ottmaring; Bernhard Körner, Universität Graz; Stefano Mazzer, Salesian University –…
Every young person has something to say, in society and in the church, Pope Francis told us. He asked us to speak with courage and gave us permission to speak without filters: “because everyone has the right to be heard, just like everyone has the right to speak”. The Pope was speaking to me, too:…
14th March was the day of the funeral of Idy Diene, the 54-year-old senegalese man who was shot dead by 65-year-old Roberto Pirrone on Monday, 5th March, as he was crossing the Vespucci Bridge in Florence. The city declared a day of mourning. The Sophia University Institute, whose headquarters are about twenty kilometres away from…
A contradiction in terms or a possible horizon for those who work in journalism? The topic was discussed at Sophia with the NetOne communication experts For a year and a half, three entities engaged in culture and communication – the Associazione per NetOne, the Sophia University Institute and the magazine Città Nuova -travelled around the…
From 5th to 8th March 2018, the Sophia University Institute hosted the second session of lectures organised by the Patriarch Athenagoras – Chiara Lubich Interconfessional Ecumenical Chair. The lectures focused on the Ecclesiology of the Orthodox Church and saw the participation of His Eminence Maximos Vgenopoulos, the Metropolitan of Selyvria. His presence in the activities…
