Pope Francis Appoints Fr. Antonino Spadaro as New Undersecretary at the Dicastery for Culture and Education - Fr. Gonçalves will takes over at "La Civiltà Cattolica"
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Spadaro as a new undersecretary at the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
Appointment of under-secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Antonino Spadaro, S.J., until now editor of the journal La Civiltà Cattolica, as under-secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. He will assume office on 1 January 2024.
Curriculum vitae
The Reverend Father Antonino Spadaro, S.J., was born on 6 July 1966 in Messina, Italy. After graduating in philosophy from the University of Messina in 1988, he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus. On 21 December 1996 he received priestly ordination and gave his solemn vows in the Society on 24 May 2007. In 2000, he was awarded a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Inducted into the College of Writers of the journal La Civiltà Cattolica in 1998, he became its director on 6 September 2011. He is a consultor of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi al Pantheon.Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., will therefore end his service as director of the Jesuit journal "La Civiltà Cattolica", a position he has held since 2011. On October 1st, Fr. Nuno da Silva Gonçalves, S.J., will take on the role as new director.
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Pope Francis has described La Civiltà Cattolica, the Italian Jesuit journal founded in 1850, as "one-of-a-kind" that has lived through "an extremely complex and eventful epoch in the life of the world." In words he noted last June, he describes how the journal aims to speak to everyone in "a world divided, wounded and in need of healing, peace and reconciliation."
With this mission and hope in mind came the announcement on 14 September of the new director, Fr. Nuno da Silva Gonçalves, S.J., who will take over on October 1st from Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., who has headed the journal since 2011. Pope Francis today also appointed Fr. Spadaro as a new undersecretary at the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
In issue 4,158 of La Civiltà Cattolica, which comes out on 16 September, Fr. Spadaro offers his farewell. Under his direction the Jesuit journal has crossed various historical milestones, such as the publication of issue 4,000 and the celebration of the journal's 170th anniversary. Father Spadaro writes: "I conclude my service with enormous gratitude for the experience I have experienced and I pass on my responsibility with a certain amount of relief, but also with a touch of nostalgia for a task carried out with passion that has allowed me to experience wonderful years and working together with my Jesuit brethren in the editorial staff and around the world - more than 200 people - who have worked hard to make La Civiltà Cattolica a truly special publication."
Sources: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/09/14/230914c.html and Vatican News and Vatican Media Image
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Antonino Spadaro, S.J., until now editor of the journal La Civiltà Cattolica, as under-secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. He will assume office on 1 January 2024.
Curriculum vitae
The Reverend Father Antonino Spadaro, S.J., was born on 6 July 1966 in Messina, Italy. After graduating in philosophy from the University of Messina in 1988, he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus. On 21 December 1996 he received priestly ordination and gave his solemn vows in the Society on 24 May 2007. In 2000, he was awarded a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Inducted into the College of Writers of the journal La Civiltà Cattolica in 1998, he became its director on 6 September 2011. He is a consultor of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi al Pantheon.Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., will therefore end his service as director of the Jesuit journal "La Civiltà Cattolica", a position he has held since 2011. On October 1st, Fr. Nuno da Silva Gonçalves, S.J., will take on the role as new director.
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Pope Francis has described La Civiltà Cattolica, the Italian Jesuit journal founded in 1850, as "one-of-a-kind" that has lived through "an extremely complex and eventful epoch in the life of the world." In words he noted last June, he describes how the journal aims to speak to everyone in "a world divided, wounded and in need of healing, peace and reconciliation."
With this mission and hope in mind came the announcement on 14 September of the new director, Fr. Nuno da Silva Gonçalves, S.J., who will take over on October 1st from Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., who has headed the journal since 2011. Pope Francis today also appointed Fr. Spadaro as a new undersecretary at the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
In issue 4,158 of La Civiltà Cattolica, which comes out on 16 September, Fr. Spadaro offers his farewell. Under his direction the Jesuit journal has crossed various historical milestones, such as the publication of issue 4,000 and the celebration of the journal's 170th anniversary. Father Spadaro writes: "I conclude my service with enormous gratitude for the experience I have experienced and I pass on my responsibility with a certain amount of relief, but also with a touch of nostalgia for a task carried out with passion that has allowed me to experience wonderful years and working together with my Jesuit brethren in the editorial staff and around the world - more than 200 people - who have worked hard to make La Civiltà Cattolica a truly special publication."
Sources: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/09/14/230914c.html and Vatican News and Vatican Media Image
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