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Pontifical Academy for Life is betraying its founder, JPII biographer George Weigel says
George Weigel, biographer of St. John Paul II, lamented that the Pontifical Academy for Life has betrayed Dr. Jérôme Lejeune,... Read more
DC Catholic community searches and prays for missing student
Taylor Hackel, 24, a graduate student at a Catholic institution in Washington, D.C., was reported missing Wednesday. Read more
Marengo, 'Humanae vitae' scholar, appointed JPII Institute VP
The theologian who chaired a 2017 Vatican study group on Humanae vitae has been appointed the vice president of Rome’s... Read more
Leading American Catholic philosophers say JPII Institute changes threaten credibility
Leading American Catholic philosophers have written to the leadership of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome to express... Read more
Paglia responds to controversy at JPII Institute
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, grand chancellor of Rome’s Pontifical Institute John Paul II, has responded to controversy over a plan to... Read more
JPII Institute VP suggests compromise on university restructuring
The vice-president of the Pontifical Institute John Paul II in Rome has proposed a compromise between the university administrators implementing... Read more
International scholars express concerns about John Paul II Institute
A group of 49 academics from universities around the world has asked the administrators of the Pontifical John Paul II... Read more
Amid JPII Institute controversy, Benedict XVI meets with recently dismissed professor
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI met last week with a recently dismissed professor of moral theology at Rome’s Pontifical John Paul... Read more
JPII Institute VP says school's identity is 'seriously threatened'
The vice-president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome said that changes to the school’s governing structure and... Read more
After John Paul II Institute students publish letter, president defends changes
The president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute said Tuesday that despite recently published objections from students and alumni,... Read more
John Paul II Institute responds to student and faculty criticisms
The Pontifical John Paul II Institute issued a statement Monday, defending recent changes at the school. But some students and... Read more
Students say changes at Rome's JPII Institute undermine its mission
More than 150 students at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome have signed a letter saying that newly... Read more
Pope Francis' retooling of the JPII Institute shows his modus operandi
The September 19 re-establishment of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Science on the Family and Marriage is... Read more
How the JPII Institute helped alumni 'become more fully and radically human'
Alumni of the early years of the Washington, D.C. “session” of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on... Read more
Pope Francis retools John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family
On Tuesday Pope Francis issued a new motu proprio changing the legal status of the John Paul II Institute for... Read more
Theology and pastoral care 'go hand in hand', Pope tells JPII Institute
Doctrine and theological reflection are to be formed by its evangelizing purpose and by pastoral concerns, Pope Francis told the... Read more
Cardinal Scola: Universities can play crucial role in family synod
Cardinal Angelo Scola holds that pontifical universities are the ideal place where issues at stake in the Synod of Bishops... Read more
