The Church Up Close
Covering Catholicism in the Age of Francis
Building on its very successful monthly-seminar series for Rome-based Vatican correspondents, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome is offering the sixth edition of its intensive one-week Seminar in English, The Church Up Close: Covering Catholicism in the Age of Francis. The Seminar is designed for foreign journalists who cover the Roman Catholic Church.
The Church Up Close Seminar 2021 took place online in two FREE webinars on:
Thursday, 23 September
Tuesday, 28 September
Click the Program button to the right to find the links for the recordings!
The description of the usual week-long, in-person Seminar is below. The next occurrence is planned for 12 - 17 September, 2022. Save the dates!
Combining conferences, interactive workshops, personal encounters, and on-site visits, the seminar gives journalists an array of tools to enhance the quality of their coverage of the Roman Catholic Church. Participants will receive a basic sense of the lay of the land at the Vatican; a serious, in-depth analysis of specific hot-button issues confronting today’s Church; a personal introduction to some knowledgeable insiders and key players in Rome; a taste of the rich history and culture behind contemporary Church affairs; a chance to dialogue, in an ideal setting, with journalists from around the world, on the complex relationships between religion and the media.
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