Pope in Naples: migration and
theology in the Mediterranean
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| "Veritatis Gaudium" conference in Naples |
Pope Francis travels to Naples on Friday to take part in a
conference that will discuss the impact of the Apostolic Constitution,
Veritatis Gaudium, on theological studies.
By Linda Bordoni
During his one-day visit to the southern Italian city of
Naples on 21 June, Pope Francis will deliver a
speech entitled “Theology after Veritatis Gaudium in the
context of the Mediterranean.”
The event takes place within an initiative that brings
experts to the table to discuss theology in connection with the current context
in the Mediterranean area which is impacted by migration, inter-culturality and
in need of interreligious and ecumenical dialogue.
The event is hosted by the Jesuits who run the ‘Pontifical
Theological Faculty of Southern Italy’ in Naples. Pope Francis will be welcomed
by the city’s Archbishop, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, and by the dean of the
Faculty. During his visit, he will lunch with Jesuits from across the
Euro-Mediterranean region.
Pope Francis’ apostolic constitution Veritatis
Gaudium was published in January 2018, and stipulated new norms of
governance and education for all institutions that issue ecclesiastical degrees.
In it, the Pope urges theologians and philosophers to always
be open to the maius [greatness] of God and of the truth,
which is always in development. The constitution also calls for institutions to
develop procedures for the education of refugees and migrants.
Jesuit father Pino Di Luccio, is the Dean of the
Faculty. He told Vatican Radio that the programme for the event foresees a
series of interventions that will shine the light on the new context in
Mediterranean countries impacted by immigration and inter-culturality. He said
speakers will focus on the crucial contribution of dialogue between
religions.
Father Di Luccio said that the recent Abu Dhabi Document on
Human Fraternity, signed by the Pope and by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, will
also offer points of discussion and reflection.
“And assuming the criteria of Veritatis Gaudium for
the renewal of ecclesiastic studies, [the objective is] to elaborate a theology
for the new context of the Mediterranean,” he said.
Father Di Luccio also said he expects that the Pope himself,
who calls for dialogue as a way of building a new, fraternal society, “will
show us how this dialogue can be actualized in theological studies in
order to elaborate a new theology” in the Mediterranean context.
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