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Gergely Kovács, Archbishop of Gyulafehérvár, gave an interview to the Hungarian editorial staff of Vatican Radio on 22 October about the Synod: “For me it is a great opportunity, I feel enriched by the many dialogues, the listening and the listening. I see the challenge of synodality in this: under Peter’s leadership, in the unity of the faith, my specificity, my specificity must be preserved and not diminished! The basis of synodal listening is that there is the Eucharistic community, there is the Word to which we listen…

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“… we know that the synod is where many different experiences come together and dialogue with each other and stay in dialogue …”

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The Synodal Forum on the People of God as the Object of Mission, moderated by Klára Antónia Csiszár, Pastoral Theologian, Vice-Rector and Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Linz, and professor at the Doctoral School of the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, was held on 9 October at the Mansion of the Society of Jesus in Rome.

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Archbishop Gergely Kovács on the synod: in a symphony orchestra, everyone plays his own instrument

Gergely Kovács, Archbishop of Gyulafehérvár, gave an interview to the Hungarian editorial staff of Vatican Radio on 22 October about the Synod: “For me it is a great opportunity, I feel enriched by the many dialogues, the listening and the listening. I see the challenge of synodality in this: under Peter’s leadership, in the unity of the faith, my specificity, my specificity must be preserved and not diminished! The basis of synodal listening is that there is the Eucharistic community, there is the Word to which we listen…

Klára Csiszár, our doctoral supervisor, the theologian of the synod

“… we know that the synod is where many different experiences come together and dialogue with each other and stay in dialogue …”

Forum for the Synodal Church: the whole people of God is the object of mission

The Synodal Forum on the People of God as the Object of Mission, moderated by Klára Antónia Csiszár, Pastoral Theologian, Vice-Rector and Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Linz, and professor at the Doctoral School of the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, was held on 9 October at the Mansion of the Society of Jesus in Rome.

III International Doctoral Theological Conference – 2024

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IX International Conference on Theology of Science (ICST) – III International Conference of Doctoral Theology 2024

Our IX International Conference on Scientific Theology (NTTK) is entitled “Serenity fuelled by doubts … [Ecclesia] in eksön” (Péter Esterházy). The search for the way of our Church in the midst of the challenges of our times, and the III International Doctoral Conference is also linked to it. The conference aims to address in a frank and unbiased way current and sensitive issues concerning the present situation of our Church, which are of importance and perhaps even crucial for all of us.

Diverse open spaces of community life – a visit to two Catholic universities in Latin America

In the framework of a development project, a delegation from our Doctoral School visited the Catholic University of East Africa and Tangaza College in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, in January 2023, and four Catholic higher education institutions in Manila and Tagaytay in the Philippines in South East Asia in the spring of 2023. In the spring of this year, networking in Latin America continued with visits to the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires and the Silva Henríquez Catholic University in Santiago de Chile.

International Doctoral Conference PPKE – 2024.05.23

4 doctoral students, László Ambrus, Orsolya Dani (Pál-Jakab), Hunor Gál and Edit-Rozália Péter represented the Doctoral School of Religion, Culture and Society at the conference held at the Faculty of Theology of the Hungarian University of Applied Sciences in Budapest.

Sapientia Free University – Religious freedom in Torda and Catholic autonomy

In the framework of the Sapientia Free University organized by Sapientia College of Theology of Religious Orders Budapest, Dr. László Holló gave a lecture on 11 April 2024 on the topic of Religious Freedom and Catholic Autonomy in Torda.

Synodality, women and church leadership

Meeting on 2 April 2024 at the Catholic University of Santiago Silva Henríquez, Chile, from 16.00 Eastern European Time.
In the framework of the meeting, our colleague Klára Csiszár will present the summary report of the first session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality.

Two new habilitations in our doctoral school

Two professors of the Faculty of Greek-Catholic Theology of the Babeș-Bolyai University defended their habilitation theses in the framework of our Doctoral School of Religion, Culture and Society. Dr. Cristian Barta, professor, successfully habilitated on 19 January 2024 on the topic “Fundamental theology and dogmatics in the Romanian Greek Catholic Church united with Rome: tradition, continuity, renewal”, and Dr. Anton Rus, associate professor, on 9 February 2024 on the topic “The history of spiritual life in the Romanian Greek Catholic Church”.

Religion, Culture, Society - Doctoral School

Our doctoral school is the third cycle of study of the Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology of the Babeș-Bolyai University, after the bachelor and master programs in theology. Its administrative organization is part of the UBB Doctoral Institute. The doctoral studies are regulated by an order approved by the Romanian Ministry of Education. In this regard, doctoral studies are divided into two parts, called programs, which are usually structured for a total duration of three years, i.e. six semesters. The educational curriculum organized at institutional level ensures the acquisition of theoretical knowledge, while the research content enables and supports independent research activity.

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  • Religion

    The role of religion in the lives of people and societies has changed significantly in recent decades. We explore different aspects and consequences of this change.
  • Culture

    A human being always lives in a culture. Grace presupposes culture, and the gospel always seeks to be realized in a culture. We are searching for the possibilities and barriers to this realization.
  • Society

    Society is constantly changing. It faces many challenges along the way. These challenges cannot leave the Church indifferent. In a given society, the Church always seeks to be an advocate for the poor and the weak. We have seen many examples of this throughout history. Our research covers the realities of the past as well as the challenges of the present.

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