Program
Thursday 7 March 2024
MORNING
8.00 Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, presided over by H.E. Msgr. Fabio Fabene, Secretary of the Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints
Audience of participants with Pope Francis
Intervention of the Holy Father
AFTERNOON
15.00 Opening session and institutional greetings
15.20 1st panel: Dignity, dialogue and peace
St. Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947): My true patron
Sister Maria Carla Frison, Director of Bakhita’s Archives, Schio (Italy)
Venerable Magdeleine de Jesus (1898-1989): A love of friendship
Little Sister Paola Francesca, Charged for the Cause of canonization, Rome
Moderator: Prof. Lorella Congiunti, Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome
16.15 Break
16.30 2nd panel: The Charity of education
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821): Be children of the Church
Prof. Susan Timoney, Catholic University of America, Washington
St. Mary Mackillop (1842-1909): Believing in the power of the Spirit of love
Prof. Maeve Louise Heaney VDMF, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane Campus
Moderator: Prof. Silvia Mas, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome
17.30 3rd panel: The Charity of Prayer
St. Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena (1874-1949): From prayer to mission
Prof. Luis Martinez Ferrer, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome
St. Catherine Tekakwitha (1656-1680): My happiness for life
Prof. Melissa Miscevic Bramble, Director Operations, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site, USA
Moderator: Prof. Anita Cadavid, Institute for Higher Studies on Women, Pontifical Athenaeum, Pontifical Athenaeum, Rome, Italy Regina Apostolorum, Roma
Friday 8 March of 2024
MORNING
9.00 Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, presided over by H.E. Msgr. Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelisation in the World, Dicastery for Evangelisation
AFTERNOON
15.00 Initial greetings
15.15 4th panel: A compassionate heart
St Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997): Quenching the thirst for Jesus
Prof. María Mercedes Montalvo García, Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum, Rome
St. Rebecca (Rafqa Ar-Rayès) (1832-1914): Identifying with the Passion of Christ
H.E.R.Mgr. Rafic Warcha, Maronite Patriarchal Vicar, Rome
Moderator: Prof. Christof Betschart, President Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum
16.15 Break
16.30 5th panel: The fruitfulness of the gift
Blessed Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi (1884-1965): Warp and Weft
Ms. Cristina Righi, Associazione AMARLUI, by Maria e Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi
Servant of God Daphrose Mukansanga (1944-1994): The heart of the family
Prof. Jean Luc Moens, Professor and biographer, Belgium
Moderator: Prof. Gabriella Gambino, Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
17.30 Conclusions
Prof. Cristina ReyesAcademic Vice-Rector, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome
The portraits have been created by:
Rodolfo Papa, Portraits, mixed media, made on the occasion of the Congress.
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