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The Catholic University of Murcia together with the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II of Rome sign an agreement to spread worldwide the new impulse given by His Holiness the Pope to the Marriage and Family Sciences, beginning in Africa and India
Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II, has left this morning from Rome to sign the agreements with José Luis Mendoza, president of the Catholic University of Murcia
"With this agreement between the UCAM and the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II, we started a common project so that the thought of Pope Francis could reach the whole world," said Archbishop Vicenzo Paglia during the signing of the agreement held this morning at the Los Jerónimos.
In fact, it contemplates, among other things, as special commitments of the UCAM, the creation of the Digital Library "Amoris Laetitia" and the possibility of attributing civil validity to the academic degrees in Marriage and Family Sciences through the newly constituted a Faculty of Human, Canonical and Religious Sciences, which has been qualified by the President of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, as a "historical event".
In the course of the act, Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, after emphasizing that it is essential that doctrine and pastoral work be united, and one can not be understood without the other, has warned in the implementation of these agreements that "it is important to give a new impulse to the scientific formation in the study of the marriage, the family and the life ", being fundamental that is shown that" the Catholic Church is friend of all the men, of all the cultures ", stating that" thanks to this agreement between our institution and the Catholic University of Murcia this training will reach all parts of the world, starting on the African continent. "
To support this training and research work is also planned to create the digital library 'Amoris Laetitia', which will become the most important bibliographic center in the world in this field.
For his part, the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, has described as "historic event" the signing of this agreement, which is another sign that "the Catholic University of Murcia is in permanent collaboration with the Church in matters of evangelization and research, always at the service of the Pope. "
José Luis Mendoza, who has been a consultant for the Dicastery for the Family for years, has declared "that the University must be up to the great task entrusted to it by the Church."
World Observatory of the Family
The creation of the World Observatory of the Family, which will have as permanent headquarters the Catholic University of Murcia, is another of the major projects that is launched as a result of the signing of this agreement.
The main objective of this observatory will be to carry out scientific research on the family in all fields of knowledge, such as legal, pastoral, theological, sociological, psychological, economic and in all those disciplines that may in some way assist in this matter.
It should be noted that the recently created Faculty of Human, Canonical and Religious Sciences of the UCAM will also have the collaboration of the teaching staff of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for the Marriage and Family Sciences of the Headquarters of Rome and will be directed by Javier Belda Iniesta, professor of History of Law and Canonical Sources of the UCAM.
The Vice Chancellor for Religious Affairs of the UCAM and Doctor in Patristic Theology, José Alberto Cánovas, will be responsible for the Observatory.
Cánovas was for several years Episcopal vicar of Family in the Diocese of Cartagena.
Source: UCAM
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