Introduction

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic university located in Rome, Italy, dedicated to providing effective education and research tools for the universal church.

Overview

Student size: An average of about 1,500 students are enrolled each year, and they come from about 97 countries.

Faculty: More than 250 teachers, most of whom have degrees from secular and ecclesiastical universities and can teach in at least five major modern languages, with a teacher-student ratio of 1:9.

History

The school began offering courses in October 1984 under the name of the Roman Academic Center of the Holy Cross. On January 9, 1985, at the request of the then president and prefect of Opus Dei, Alvaro del Portillo, the Catholic Education Commission ordered the establishment of the School of Theology and Canon Law. On January 9, 1990, the college was elevated to a Pontifical University by decree of the Catholic Education Commission, and the Prefect of Opus Dei was appointed as the Rector.

Establishment Date

October 1984.

School Strength

Teaching Resources: The library has a collection of about 200,000 books, which is also open in July and August to external students and researchers.

Academic Research: In the 2005-2006 academic year, teachers published 40 books and 78 doctoral dissertations. The school also has several research centers and publishes academic journals such as "Church, Communication and Culture", "Annales Theologici", "Ius Ecclesiae" and "Acta Philosophica".

Nature of the institution

A non-profit private Pontifical university.

Educational philosophy

Deepen the knowledge content of faith and the richness of anthropology, emphasize the rigor of research, serve the faith that hopes to understand and live, and is committed to cultivating professionals who can dialogue with modernity and put forward the light of Christ with faith and persuasiveness. Pay attention to the harmony between professional and intellectual formation and spiritual and theological formation, and organize academic activities in an interdisciplinary spirit.

Key disciplines and departments

Key disciplines: Theology, canon law, philosophy, social institution communication, etc. There is also a religious higher studies institute, whose courses include Christian art history, liturgical art, etc., focusing on making up for the lack of art-related disciplines in theological education.

Department settings: The school has a theology school, a canon law school, a philosophy school, a social institution communication school and a religious higher studies school.

Ranking

Ranked 5053rd in the world and 3rd in Italy.

Expenses

No clear tuition standards for the school were found.

Campus Environment

Geographic location: The main campus is located at 49 Piazza Sant'Apollinare in the center of Rome, close to Piazza Navona. Another campus is the library on Via Farnese near Palazzo Farnese.

Campus Facilities: Campus buildings have historical and cultural value, such as the main building Palazzo Apollinare, which was built in the 18th century and is connected to the university church.