Pope reforms the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: The Establishment of the Academic Institute of Diplomatic Sciences - Catholic Canada

Francis Promotes Spiritual and Pastoral Renewal in Vatican Diplomacy – Exaudi

In a further demonstration of his desire to reform the Church from within, Pope Francis has taken a significant step by promulgating a chirograph—a letter signed by his hand—establishing new guidelines for the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the institution responsible for training future diplomats of the Holy See. The document, dated March 25, 2025, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, clearly expresses the Pontiff’s intention to p…

Pope reforms the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: The Establishment of the Academic Institute of Diplomatic Sciences - ZENIT

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 04.15.2025).- With the Chirograph Il Ministero Petrino of 25 March 2025, the Holy Father has updated the  formation programme of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, an institution that since 1701 has  been training the diplomats of the Holy See. In line with the reforming vision promoted by Pope  Francis for ecclesiastical academic institutions, as outlined in the Apostolic Constitution Veritatis  Gaudium, the Pont…

Pope reforms the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy: The Establishment of the Academic Institute of Diplomatic Sciences - Catholic Canada

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 04.15.2025).- With the Chirograph Il Ministero Petrino of 25 March 2025, the Holy Father has updated the  formation programme of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, an institution that since 1701 has  been training the diplomats of the Holy See. In line with the reforming vision promoted by Pope  Francis for ecclesiastical academic institutions, as outlined in the Apostolic Constitution Veritatis  Gaudium, the Pont…

With the new papal chirograph (handwritten document), Pope Francis has fundamentally reformed training at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. The goal is to provide a more comprehensive, practical, and at the same time spiritual training for young priests in the service of the universal Church.

Pope orders renewal of academy that trains nuncios - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has raised the status of the Vatican’s diplomatic academy to an institute of higher learning that will issue academic degrees while also strengthening its focus on evangelization. The pope’s changes to the status of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy were set out in a document signed by him and released at the Vatican April 15. The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy was founded by Pope Clement XI in 1701 to pr…

With the new papal chirograph (handwritten document), Pope Francis has thoroughly reformed the training at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. The aim is to provide a more comprehensive, practical and at the same time spiritual training for young priests in the service of the universal Church. With the chirograph "Il Ministero petrino", which was signed on March 25 and published on April 15, Pope Francis has reformed the training at the Ponti…