News around the globe
The "Cooperatores Veritatis" conference on Ratzinger in dialogue with philosophy will take place from 17 to 19 April in Mexico City at the Universidad Panamericana. The conference is supported by the Ratzinger Foundation in Madrid.
The March issue of the popular archaeology magazine "Archeo" reports on the front page about the excavations at the Shepherds' Field in Bethlehem, which were started last year by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land and the Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology and are expected to continue for several years.
The birthplace of Benedict XVI in Marktl am Inn is offering a series of lectures this year. There will also be a special exhibition with objects from the estate of the German Pope from 7 April to 3 October.
On 27 April 2024, the Church History Association for the Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau is offering its members lectures on the island of Reichenau, which looks back on 1300 years of monastery history (contact: Prof. Karl-Heinz Braun, Freiburg). There will also be a Konradsblatt readers' trip to the island from 24 to 28 April.
A lot has happened in German and international research since the working group for hagiographical questions first met 30 years ago. On 12 April 2024 at 19:30, Göttingen historian Hedwig Röckelein will trace these changes using the example of her own research biography under the title "Research on saints in motion - between textuality and materiality".
From 14-16 March 2024, the annual conference of the Patristic Circle (Arbeitskreis Patristik) will take place in Augsburg, which will be dedicated to the history of the transmission of ancient Christian written sources. You are cordially invited to attend.
Stefan Heid will be speaking at the Dahlem Forum Bernhardinum on 27 March at 7.30 pm on "The cultural contribution of the liturgy or: How Christians unlearned to eat meat". No zoom transmission is planned.
Location: Königin-Luise-Str. 33
The Theological Study Year in Jerusalem at the Dormition Abbey is celebrating its 50th anniversary with special events from 1 to 5 April. The theological study year offers theologians a free year in Jerusalem and thus unrivalled insights into the history and current relevance of Christianity.
As part of the conference "Meister Eckhart and the Church", Dr Jörg Voigt, consultant for the Middle Ages at the RIGG, will be speaking on the topic "Between the establishment process and averting danger. The pontificate of Pope John XXII (+ 1334) and the case of Meister Eckhart" at the Catholic Academy in Bavaria in Munich. The conference is being organised in cooperation with the Meister Eckhart Society.
Deadline: 1 April
From 17 to 19 October, the University of Cádiz will host a conference on "Velum Templi", organised by Pablo J. Pomar Rodil and others.
Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
