EUROPE: Spiritual Resources for the Future
International Congress of the
European Society for Catholic Theology
August 30th – September 2nd, 2023
Theological College of Pécs (Hungary)
The congress provides the opportunity to theologians and other scholars to reflect upon the past and current situation of Europe, and to unfold the future-oriented moments of the Judeo-Christian tradition for the continent. Congress participants are invited to approach the conference topic from their own theological or other academic perspective with the aim to bring the potentials of theology, religion, and spirituality to the light through challenging discussions.
Plenary speakers
Andrej Saje
President of the
Episcopal Conference of Slovenia
Levente Balázs Martos (Budapest)
Auxuliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest
Friendship with God – Biblical Foundations
GYÖRGY HÖLVÉNYI (STRASBOURG)
TBA
Margit Eckholt (Osnabrück)
Erinnern – Übersetzen – Verzeihen. Europa neu denken von der „Kehrseite der Geschichte“
MÁTYÁS Szalay (Granada)
The Spiritual Renewal of Europe through Philosophical Testimony
Tamás Fedeles (Pécs)
Heilige, Reliquien, Wallfahrtsorte. Abriss der Geschichte der mittelalterlichen Pilgerfahrten
Zoltán Balog (Budapest)
Christus-Glaube und Christliche Kultur in Europa
Béatrice Faye (Rabat)
Quand la théologie africaine interroge les ressources spirituelles et l’avenir de la théologie aujourd’hui
Izunna Okonkwo (NIGERIA)
Spiritual Resources and Post Modernity: An African Perspective
László Felföldi
Bishop of Pécs
Marie Jo Thiel (Strasbourg)
Transformer le chronos de la crise en kairos pour construire l’avenir Transforming the chronos of the crisis into kairos to build the future
Sigrid Müller (Wien)
Glaube, Vernunft und die Offenheit für Neues: Inspirationen aus der mittelalterlichen Theologiegeschichte
Stefan Attard (Malta)
But the word of God is not bound!’ (2 Timothy 2:9): Reflections on the Canons of Scripture in Relation to Different Faith Communities
Ausra Vasiliauskaite, Sr. Gabriele OSB (Kaunas)
Pastoral Care of Silence – A Spiritual Resource That Must Be Preserved in Pastoral Theology
Gerhard Kruip (Mainz)
Christliche Sozialethik: Aus Tradition offen für jegliche Begabungen, Erfahrungen und Kompetenzen
Susan Abraham (Berkeley)
Spiritual and Cultural Hybridity in a Post Secular World
Diana Beatriz Viñoles (Tierra del Fuego)
Spiritual Resources for the Future: A South American Perspective
Andrew Mészáros (Maynooth)
Tradition and Imagination: A Theological View from an American European
Program
WEDNESDAY, 30TH AUGUST
From 13.00 Congress registration
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
14:00–16:00 Workshop for Emerging Scholars
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
17:00–19:00 Grand Opening Ceremony
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
Opening Addresses
Gusztáv Kovács
Episcopal Theological College of Pécs, Hungary, ESCT Vice-President
Margit Eckholt
University of Osnabrück, Germany, ESCT President
Greetings
László Felföldi
Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
Opening Panel
(Chair: Gusztáv Kovács)
Margit Eckholt
University of Osnabrück, Germany, ESCT President
Marie Jo Thiel
University of Strasbourg, France
Andrej Saje
Bishop of Novo Mesto, President of the Episcopal Conference of Slovenia
György Hölvényi
Member of the European Parliament
THURSDAY, 31ST AUGUST
8.45-9.00 Prayer – John-Paul Sheridan
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
9.00–11.30 From Athens to Jerusalem: Philosophy and Biblical Theology
(Chair: Ottilia Lukács)
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
9.00–10.00 The Philosophical Roots
MÁTYÁS SZALAY (GRANADA)
The Spiritual Renewal of Europe through Philosophical Testimony
SIGRID MÜLLER (WIEN)
Glaube, Vernunft und die Offenheit für Neues: Inspirationen aus der mittelalterlichen Theologiegeschichte
10.00–10.30 Coffee Break
10.30–11.30 The Biblical Roots
STEFAN ATTARD (MALTA)
But the word of God is not bound!’ (2 Timothy 2:9): Reflections on the Canons of Scripture in Relation to Different Faith Communities
LEVENTE BALÁZS MARTOS (BUDAPEST)
Friendship with God – Biblical Foundations
12.00–13.00 Lunch
14.00–16.00 Parallel Sessions
Venue: Episcopal Theological College of Pécs (Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola) and
Ciszterci Rend Nagy Lajos Gimnáziuma
Download the abstracts of session #1
18:00– Dinner Buffet and Hungarian Folk Dance House
The Lapidarium/Dóm Kőtár
FRIDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER
8.45-9.00 Prayer – Izunna Okonkwo
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
9.00–11.30 From the Roman Empire to the European Union
(Chair: Fáinche Ryan)
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre/Magtár Rendezvényház
9.00–10.00 Church History and Pastoral Theology
TAMÁS FEDELES (PÉCS)
Heilige, Reliquien, Wallfahrtsorte. Abriss der Geschichte der mittelalterlichen Pilgerfahrten
AUSRA VASILIAUSKAITE, SR. GABRIELE OSB (KAUNAS)
Pastoral Care of Silence – A Spiritual Resource That Must Be
Preserved in Pastoral Theology
10.00–10.30 Coffee Break
10.30–11.30 Ecumenical Theology and Social Ethics
ZOLTÁN BALOG (BUDAPEST)
Christus-Glaube und Christliche Kultur in Europa
GERHARD KRUIP (MAINZ)
Christliche Sozialethik: Aus Tradition offen für jegliche
Begabungen, Erfahrungen und Kompetenzen
12.00–13.00 Lunch
14.00–16.00 Parallel Sessions
Venue: Episcopal Theological College of Pécs (Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola) and
Ciszterci Rend Nagy Lajos Gimnáziuma
Download the abstracts of session #2
17.00 – Holy Mass, Concert and Book Prize Ceremony
Venue: The Cathedral/Pécsi Székesegyház)
19.00– Dinner Buffet
Venue: Episcopal Theological College of Pécs/Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
SATURDAY, 2ND SEPTEMBER
7.45-8.00 Prayer – Jan Polak
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
8.00-10.30 Europe from Beyond Its Borders
(Chair: Harm Goris)
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
8.00-9.00
BÉATRICE FAYE (RABAT)
Quand la théologie africaine interroge les ressources spirituelles et l’avenir de la théologie aujourd’hui
IZUNNA OKONKWO (NIGERIA)
Spiritual Resources and Post Modernity: An African Perspective
9.00-9.30 Coffee Break
9.30-11.00
SUSAN ABRAHAM (SAN FRANCISCO)
Spiritual and Cultural Hybridity in a Post Secular World
DIANA BEATRIZ VIÑOLES (TIERRA DEL FUEGO)
Spiritual Resources for the Future: A South American Perspective
ANDREW MÉSZÁROS (MAYNOOTH)
Tradition and Imagination: A Theological View from an American European
11.00-12.00 General Assembly of ESCT Members
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
12.00-13.00 Meeting of the ESCT Curatorium
Venue: Granary Visitor Information Centre (Magtár Rendezvényház)
SESSION 1.1
PPHF, ROOM 6
REREADING THE PROPHETS:
NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR THE FUTURE
Prophets write on walls.
An intertextual analysis of Daniel 5 and the ‘Sound of Silence’
Frank Bosman (Tilburg School of Catholic Theology)
Light in the Region of the Nations:
Rereading Isaiah 8:23b in Matthew 4:12-17
Archibald L.H.M. van Wieringen (Tilburg School of Catholic Theology)
Thomas Aquinas: Prophecy and an Open Future
Harm Goris (Tilburg School of Catholic Theology)
Fools pouring forth divine words:
A re-reading of the foolish gesture from the Prophets to the Pope
Willem Marie Speelman (Franciscan Study Centre, Tilburg School of Theology)
SESSION 1.2
PPHF, ROOM 5
Chair: JAN POLAK
Imago Dei in the Light of New Challenges
Jozef Jančovič (Comenius University Bratislava)
Imago Dei and Human Dignity: Genesis 1:26-28 in the Light of Patristic and Rabbinic Literature
Krisztián Fenyves (Pázmány Péter Catholic University; Mathias Corvinus Collegium)
Military Metaphors and Early Christian Identity
Korinna Zamfir (Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca / Kolozsvár)
Conscience and the Law in Romans The moral aspect of conscience and the possibility of salvation for non-Christians
Stefan Patrick Kovac (Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Comenius University of Bratislava, Slovakia)
Eve’s Penitential Prayer in the Greek Life of Adam and Eve
Ildikó Kovács (Ecumene Doctoral School, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca)
SESSION 1.3
PPHF, ROOM 4
Chair: STEFAN ATTARD
La bellezza come linguaggio universale:
un mondo in attesa della buona novella
Elisenda Almirall Fuster (Pontificio Ateneo di Sant’Anselmo)
SEGNI DEI LUOGHI: l’esperienza monastica dello spazio abitato / SIGNES DES LIEUX : l’expérience monastique de l’espace habité / SIGNS OF PLACES: the monastic experience of inhabited space
Emanuele BORSOTTI (Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo – Rome)
La figura di Pietro nei vangeli sinottici. (La spiritualità petrina)
Viktor Nyúl (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Make Space for the Other. Monastic Hospitality and the Spirit of Europe
Isabella Bruckner (Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo)
Peculiarities of the treatment of the Christian question of the immortality of the soul
Rimas Skinkaitis (Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania)
SESSION 1.4
PPHF, ROOM 3
Chair: PAULO RODRIGUES
Healthy or abusive? Criteria for an integrative spirituality
Mariéle Wulf (Tilburg University)
Spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness
Paulo Rodrigues (Université catholique de Lille, France)
Disadvantages
Szücs Attilia András (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Why didn’t life return to normal?
The need of inclusive spirituality in the Church life after the pandemic
Juste Milusauskiene (Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Vytautas Magnus, Kaunas, Lithuania)
Spiritual and theo-political performative criteria of transformation and nonviolent conflict-resolution: a proposal
Martin Kirschner (Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
SESSION 1.5
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: LÁSZLÓ GÁJER
Liturgy as the laboratory of renewed ecology
Slawomir Jeziorski (Pontiifcal University of John Paul II in Krakow)
Spiritual Experiences as „Seeds“ for a Sustainable Renewal of Life and the World. A Dramatic-Kairological Exploration from the Gospels
Willibald Sandler
(Department of Systematic Theology, University of Innsbruck)
Aspects of generosity in the sacrament of confirmation as a new spiritual resource
Tomáš Jellúš SJ (Theological faculty of the University Trnava, Slovakia)
Christian meditation as a counterweight to religious syncretism
Urška Jeglič (Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana)
Adolescents’ search for meaning and identity: is spirituality helpful?
Alice Košárková; Marcela Fojtíková Roubalová
(Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology of Palacký University in Olomouc,
Czech Republic, Department of Christian Education)
SESSION 1.6
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: LÁSZLÓ PERENDY
Europe: A Christian and plural identity. Keys from the book of Ruth to respond to today’s reality and to open up future horizons
Ianire Angulo Ordorika (Faculty of Theology, Loyola Andalucía University)
Is Europe tired of Christianity?
Mateusz Rafał Potoczny (University of Opole)
Mindfulness as a spiritual resource for Catholic primary education in post-Christian Europe
Thomas Carroll (Mary Immaculate College, Ireland)
The concept, implementation proposals and moral challenges of the Global Pact on Education in the teaching of Pope Francis
Wojciech Kućko (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Faculty of Family Studies)
Dangers of secular eschatology on
the example of longtermism philosophy
Ivica Kelam (Faculty of Kinesiology/Faculty of Education – Josip Juraj Strossmayer
University of Osijek)
SESSION 1.7
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: MARIE-JO THIEL
Analyse de la communication de Jésus à la lumière de la parabole des talents
József Sebestyén (Veszprémi Püspöki Főiskola)
La dimension spirituelle du dialogue islamo-chrétien pour l’avenir de l’Europe
Tomislav Kovač (Faculté de théologie catholique de l’Université de Zagreb / Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb)
Kairos pour une pensée nouvelle
Cyril Dunaj (Vydavateľstvo Nové mesto)
Une ressource pour penser et mettre en oeuvre une pastorale pour les couples et les familles du XXIeme siècle une pastorale
Sylvie Barth (Université de Strasbourg)
SESSION 1.8
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: ROMAN GLOBOKAR
Spirituality as a power-critical, dynamic marker
Dara Straub (KU Leuven/University of Tübingen)
House visits: A forgotten resource in hermeneutical theology and pastoral care
Jerin Jacob (KU Leuven, Belgium)
New Challenges and Good Practices. The Innovations of Episcopal Theological College of Pécs for the Renewal of RE Teachers’ Training
Horváthné Vertike Andrea – Jákyné Csonta Réka – Tiringer Aranka –
Versegi Beáta Mária CB (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
SESSION 1.9
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: NÓDA MÓZES
A liturgia rituális dimenziója a “rítus eltűnésének” (Han Byung-Chul) és a “rituálék bódulatának” (Ulrike Brunotte) korában
Diósi Dávid (Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca)
A perszonalizmus ma is reális alternatíva
Kis-Pongrácz Tamás (University of Pécs / Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Filozófia Doktori Iskola)
Nincs már többé európai? Az “európai” jelző spirituális jelentései a Gal 3,28 és a Kol 3,11 fényében
Orova Csaba (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
A Láthatatlan megmutatkozása. A liturgia nonverbális dimenziójának fontosságáról
Faragó István (Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, a Vallás, kultúra, társadalom doktori iskola)
Új energiák a nevelésben Ferenc pápa szerint
István Botár (Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca)
SESSION 2.1
PPHF, ROOM 6
CHAIR: KARLHEINZ RUHSTORFER
Die christlichen Wurzeln Europas in der
Sicht von Johannes Paul II
Janusz Podzielny (University of Opole)
Die spirituelle Kraft der Gregorianik
Gloria Braunsteiner (Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity)
Inquisition und Aberglaube am Beispiel
des Mühldorfer-Salzburger Hexenprozess Marie Pauerin 1749-1750
Christine E. Hötzinger (Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg)
How to Read Homer? Saint Basil’s Advice to the Young
László Perendy (Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest)
Contested and Depicted: The Portiuncula Miracle as a Potential Spiritual Resource
Dominik Opatrny (Palacký University Olomouc)
SESSION 2.2
PPHF, ROOM 5
Chair: ISTVÁN CSONTA
Edith Stein (1891-1942), a spiritual resource for Europe
Laurence Bur (Contractual lecturer, associate member of the UR 43 77 of
Catholic Theology and Religious Sciences (University of Strasbourg, Faculty of
Catholic Theology))
Ignatian Spiritual Resources: The Hungarian Society During the Communist Regime (1948-1989)
István Csonta (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Freedom of Conscience? – An investigation into the reception of the Second Vatican Council in Hungarian moral theology at the time of the Hungarian People’s Republic (1949-1989) in the mirror of selected journals
Geiszelhardt Sára (Universität Wien)
The Spiritual Resources of India and Europe: The History of a Failed Theological Project
Enrico Beltramini (Notre Dame de Namur University)
‘Decolonizing’ the Christian Notion of Solidarity: A Perspective from the ‘East’
Ligita Ryliskyte (Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) & Boston College
(USA))
SESSION 2.3
PPHF, ROOM 4
Chair: INOCENT-MARIA V. SZANISZLÓ
The Jewish physician’s prayer as a source of medical ethics
Jan Polák (Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University in Olomouc)
The History of the Holocaust and the Nuremberg Code. The Old Resources for the Future Ethical Discourse
Branka Gabric (Institut für Weltkirche und Mission Philosophisch-Theologische
Hochschule Sankt Georgen)
Is the nation really the spiritual value of the future?
Inocent-Maria V. Szaniszló (Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy)
Back and Beyond: Re-turning to Re-Modernity
Stephan Tautz (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU))
How can Veritatis splendor protect us from erroneous moral absolutism in public policy?
Karoly Mike (Eötvös Lorand University, Faculty of Law)
SESSION 2.4
PPHF, ROOM 3
Chair: MARY STEVENS
The Indefectibility of the Apostolic See
Emmett O’Regan (Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin)
Encounters between Mathematics and Theology in John Henry Newman’s A Grammar of Assent
Louise Gordon (St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth)
The Irony of Christian Hope: Taking a Leap Beyond Despair
Florian Klug (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg)
The thought of Karol Wojtyła: a soteriological anthropology of hope in contemporary Europe?
Mary Stevens (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
“A man without education has no humanity at all.” Erasmus on Education and its Continued Significance Today
John-Paul Sheridan (St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth)
SESSION 2.5
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: MATEJA PEVEC ROZMAN
The Vision of the European Church after a Disappointment
László Gájer (Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Theology)
Political Anthropology of Pope Francis as a Challenge for Europe
Petr Jandejsek (Jabok Institute)
Solidarity. A European Value in Local
Solidarity: European Value in Local Perspective
Tamás Ragadics (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs/ University of Pécs)
“The Scriptures of the Nations”:
Sola scriptura as the Basis of Humanistic Education in Emerson and Thoreau
Kristóf Oltvai (The University of Chicago )
Reflection upon the Rational and Spiritual Foundations of Europe
Mateja Pevec Rozman (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Theology)
SESSION 2.6
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: KORINNA ZAMFIR
The Forgetful Leader: Memory in Augustine and Wordsworth
Eli Stok (Tilburg School of Catholic Theology)
Küng & Ratzinger: Two Ways of European Theology
Pablo Blanco-Sarto (Facultad de teología/ Universidad de Navarra)
A Potential Dialogue: Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Thinkers of the Russian School
Imre Horváth (Narrative Research Group, University of Pécs)
Faith and Doubt. The Christian-Atheist Dialogue.
Szolnoki Barna Ferenc (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
SESSION 2.7
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: PAUL CLOGHER
One Long Kiss: Paul Schrader’s First Reformed and Cinematic Creation Theology
Paul Clogher (South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland)
Screen Gospels: apocryphal Good News for the future?
Marek Lis (University of Opole)
A phenomenological approach to ethics
Lujza Tóth (Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Ecumene Doctoral School)
Repensar la unción de enfermos: celebrar la salud herida
Rosa Ruiz Aragoneses (Centro de Humanización de la Salud San Camilo, Madrid, Spain)
“Spiritual Resources in Irish Literature: Impulses from the Irish Writer James Joyce as an Imaginative Resource for Spiritual Development in European Society”
Michael Howlett (SETU (Waterford), Ireland)
SESSION 2.8
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: KATICA KNEZOVIĆ
Mission und Diaspora-Mentalität. Der Notfall „Osteuropa“
Ingmar Kurg (Roman-Catholic Church in Estonia)
Bibliodrama als Weg einer integrativen selbstbewussten christlichen Entwicklung
Beata Chrudzimska (The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW))
Transformation und Umkehr – praktisch-theologische Reflexionen zu einer schwierigen Herausforderung
Maria Widl (Kath.-Theolog. Fakultät Universität Erfurt)
Verantwortbare christliche Lebensführung angesichts der ökologischen Krise in Zeiten der verstärkten Migration
Katica Knezović (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education)
SESSION 2.9
NAGY LAJOS GIMNÁZIUM
Chair: SUSANA VILAS BOAS
Christianity as the Essence of European Identity: Theological and Pastoral Perspectives for a More Human and Humanizing Future
Susana Vilas Boas (Universidad Loyola Andalucía – Facultad de Teología)
Libraries of Religious Communities: Future Perspectives of Dusty Witnesses to the Culture and Spirituality
Jasna Krista Mijatović (Philosophical and Theological Institute of the Society of
Jesus in Zagreb, in Croatia)
Belgian Bishops on the 1991 Synod of Bishops for Europe. “There Is Spirituality in Western Europe!”
Jens Van Rompaey (KU Leuven)
Paths to Joy
Zuzana Svobodová (Czech Republic, president of the Czech section of the ESCT, University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Theology)
Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life according to Pope Benedict XVI
Fábián Bence (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Registration for the conference
If you want to participate, you can register for the conference here until March 31st, 2023
Call for Papers
Are you an established or an emerging scholar? If you want to present a paper in the parallel sessions (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion), please send us an abstract of 200-300 words consisting of your name and affiliation, the title, and a summary of your paper latest by March 31st, 2023. Papers in all theological and academic disciplines dealing with the conference topic are welcome. We intend to publish a selection of papers in a collected volume.
You can send us your abstract here
Accommodation
Please book your accommodation directly with our partnering hotels by contacting them. When booking, please refer to ESCT2023.
If you are an emerging scholar (aged 35 or younger), and plan to present a paper at the congress, you can apply for sponsored (free) accommodation. In this case your reservation will be handled by our staff. Please indicate your application on the registration form.
List of partnering hotels
You can learn more about the book prize here:
Book prize
The European Society for Catholic Theology launches a call to award up to two prizes for outstanding theological books at the Congress of the European Society for Catholic Theology in Pécs, Hungary, August 30th – September 2nd, 2023. The prizes are to be awarded in the categories “Established Scholar’s Theological Book” and “Emerging Scholar’s Theological Book”.
You can learn more about the book prize here:
“There can be no doubt that the Christian faith belongs, in a radical and decisive way, to the foundations of European culture.„
Pope John Paul II
„Europe, find yourself! Rediscover your most deeply-rooted ideals. Be yourself! Do not be afraid of your millenary history, which is a window open to the future more than the past.„
Pope Francis
„Christians today have a great responsibility: they are called to serve as a leaven in reviving Europe’s conscience and help to generate processes capable of awakening new energies in society.„
Pope Francis
“By valuing its Christian roots, Europe will be able to give a secure direction to the choices of its citizens and peoples, it will strengthen their awareness of belonging to a common civilization and it will nourish the commitment of all to address the challenges of the present for the sake of a better future.„
Pope Benedict XVI
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EUROPE: Spiritual Resources for the Future
International Congress of the European Society for Catholic Theology
August 30th – September 2nd, 2023
Theological College of Pécs (Hungary)