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21 November: Presentation of the new volume Opera Omnia Ratzinger

The large 13th volume (in three parts!) of Joseph Ratzinger's Opera Omnia with the famous interviews he gave to Vittorio Messori and Peter Seewald, among others, is now available in the Italian translation by Pierluca Azzaro. The volumes will be presented on 21 November at 5 pm at the LUMSA University in Rome in the presence of Mons. Georg Gänswein in attendance. The volume is entitled ‘In dialogo con il proprio tempo'. Registration is requested (see programme).

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14 November: lecture on the medieval papal letters

On 14 November at 4.30 pm, Prof. Dr Gisela Drossbach from the University of Augsburg will give a lecture at the University of Roma Tre on the subject of ‘Materiality, transfer and innovation of papal letters around 1200’.

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Three lectures on the three late antique imperial cities of Rome, Constantinople and Milan

In honour of Richard Krautheimer (1897-1994), the archaeologist protected by the Vatican during the Nazi era, who was closely associated with the Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology (see personal lexicon on Christian archaeology), high-level lectures will be held in the Curia Iulia on the Forum Romanum: on 31 October, 9 and 23 November, 7 December.

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Is it a good idea to come to Rome in the Holy Year?

Apart from the fact that you should think twice about coming to Rome in the Holy Year 2025, as even a city of millions can be overcrowded, the biggest mass events in St Peter's Square are expected on the following days: 8-9 Feb, 8-9 March, 5-6, 25-26 and 28-29 April, 1-4, 10-11 and 16-18 May, 7-8, 14-15 and 25-26 June, 28 July to 3 Aug, 26-27 Sept, 11-12 and 30-31 Oct (no guarantee).

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12 October: Open Day of the Catacombs

The Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology is organising the 7th Open Catacombs Day in Rome and throughout Italy. In addition to guided tours, the programme also includes events for children.

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Stamp of Johann Peter Kirsch, founder of the Pontifical Institute

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology 1925-2025, the Vatican and Luxembourg Post Office are planning a stamp in honour of the founding rector, the Luxembourger Johann Peter Kirsch (1861-1941). In a short video clip, Dr Isabelle Mossong gives a preview for POST Luxembourg (from minute 24:24). Kirsch is buried on the Campo Santo Teutonico.

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