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New member of the RIGG: Paul Kuntner

My name is Paul Kuntner; I have been studying theology since 2022, initially in Leipzig and now, in the academic year 2025/26, in Rome. As well as attending courses at the Gregoriana, I have also attended classes at St Anselmo and the Orientale. I will be continuing my studies in Munich in the coming winter term. I am primarily interested in New Testament exegesis, particularly Pauline studies, and I am also very enthusiastic about the early history of the Early Church. I am therefore delighted to be able to join the Görres Society.

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Cornelia Bäurle awarded a PhD in Art History

Dr Cornelia Bäurle, a RIGG research fellow from 2022 to 2023, has successfully completed her PhD with a thesis on early 16th-century bathroom decorations in Rome and the surrounding area. The thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr Ulrich Pfisterer. The defence took place on 9 February at the Central Institute for Art History in Munich, which also houses the collection of casts. Congratulations!

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O Felix Roma! Peter and Paul in Rome

Today, 29 June, is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, which has been celebrated in Rome since at least the 2nd century. Since the Reformation, there has been a debate as to whether Peter was ever in Rome at all. Fifteen years ago, the Roman Institute and the Classical Studies Section of the Görres Society organised a conference on this topic in Rome and Freiburg.

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New issue of the Römischen Quartalschrift: 2025,3-4

In May 2026, the second double issue of volume 120 (2025) of the RQ was published right on schedule. It contains six articles on Lothar III, a Byzantine mosaic, a collection of Christian archaeological artefacts, travels in Italy, the Una Sancta movement and witness statements in beatification proceedings:

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The printed issue, as well as the e-edition and individual articles, can be purchased from Herder Publishers.

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New member of the RIGG: Markus Scheifele

Father Markus Scheifele (48) is a priest of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and was ordained in 2007. Over the past 14 years, he has worked at the Diocesan Youth Office – initially for five years in the altar server ministry, and subsequently as head of the Youth Office. At the same time, he served as parish priest in Esslingen am Neckar.

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Erwin Gatz passed away 15 years ago

On 8 May 2011, Prelate Prof. Dr Erwin Gatz, Rector of the Campo Santo Teutonico and Director of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society from 1975 to 2010, died at the age of 78 whilst on a trip to Maastricht. His scholarly output is unrivalled. His organisational achievements and prudent leadership remain a source of gratitude and remembrance to this day. 

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Johan Ickx awarded the Hungarian Order of Merit

Prof. Dr Johan Ickx, Head of the Historical Archives of the Secretariat of State and Deputy Director of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society, was presented with the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (Croce di Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito Ungherese) by Ambassador Péter Kweck on 26 March.

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Preview: The German College in the Vatican

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Pontifical Priestly College at Campo Santo Teutonico (1876–2026), a commemorative volume edited by Dr Ignacio García Lascurain Bernstorff and Stefan Heid will be published by Herder in September as the 76th The volume will contain over 20 articles spanning approximately 800 pages and will cover both individuals and groups who have shaped the college.. 

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Preview: Bavaria and the Holy See

The 75th volume in the series of supplements to the *Römische Quartalschrift* will be published by Herder in June. It is authored by Richard Pfannmüller and is entitled "Bavaria and the Holy See: Relations during the Reign of King Maximilian II (1848–1864)" (Bayern und der Heilige Stuhl: Die Beziehungen während der Regierungszeit des Königs Maximilian II. (1848–1864)). 

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