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Let everything be yours in common. The Frontiers of Poverty.
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Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Via Paolo VI, 25
00193 Roma
Description
First International Workshop · Primo workshop internazionale
International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
Rome, Italy · 16–17 September 2026
Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum · Via Paolo VI, 25, Roma
In Loving Memory of Severino Bussino
About the workshop · Presentazione
“Let everything be yours in common”: the words of Saint Augustine inspire the first international workshop of the International Study Center Leone XIV ETS, established at the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito in Florence. Organized in collaboration with the Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum and the Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Centrale, the workshop brings together scholars from different disciplines to explore the many frontiers of poverty and the responsibilities of institutions, religious communities and society.
From Scripture and the Christian tradition to contemporary inequalities, peace and conflict, migration, education, artificial intelligence, and access to water and sanitation, the programme connects academic research, ecclesial experience and social responsibility. The opening includes a tribute to Fr. Severino Bussino, OSA, by Stefano Maria Mari and a Lectio Magistralis by Enrico Giovannini (Università di Roma Tor Vergata).
Italiano. Il titolo richiama l’invito di sant’Agostino: «Abbiate ogni cosa in comune». Il primo workshop internazionale del Centro Studi Internazionale Leone XIV ETS, costituito presso la Comunità Agostiniana di Santo Spirito in Firenze, propone un confronto interdisciplinare sulle molteplici forme della povertà, dalla tradizione biblica e cristiana alle sfide contemporanee. Le giornate sono dedicate alla memoria di fra Severino Bussino, OSA, ricordato in apertura da Stefano Maria Mari, e si aprono con la Lectio Magistralis di Enrico Giovannini.
Full programme · Programma completo | Contributions and abstracts · Contributi e abstract | First Bulletin · General information
Session chairs · Coordinatori delle sessioni
| Session | Chair · Coordinatore |
|---|---|
| Introductory Session 16 September |
Simone Morandini Istituto di Studi Ecumenici “S. Bernardino”, Venezia |
| 1. Scripture and its Re-writings: a Complex Tradition 16 September |
Cristina Simonelli Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Settentrionale, Milano |
| 2. Contemporaneity 17 September |
Massimo Faggioli Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 3. Global Poverty, Churches and Religions 17 September |
Simone Morandini Istituto di Studi Ecumenici “S. Bernardino”, Venezia |
| 4. Invited Contributions by Young Scholars 17 September |
Chabi Kolawole Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Roma |
| Conclusive Session 17 September |
Fr. Giuseppe Pagano, OSA President, International Study Center Leone XIV ETS |
Speakers and discussants · Relatori e discussant
Welcome addresses by Fr. Giuseppe Pagano, President of the Study Center; Fr. Juan Antonio Cabrera, President of the Augustinianum; Fr. Joseph Farrell, Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine; and Fr. Gabriele Pedicino, Provincial Prior of Italy. Concluding remarks by Fr. Joseph Farrell.
- Lucia Capuzzi — Avvenire, Redazione Esteri
- Erio Castellucci — Arcidiocesi di Modena-Nonantola
- Elizandro Contreras, OSA — Order of Saint Augustine; reader of Kieran O’Mahony’s contribution
- Michele Cutino — Université de Strasbourg
- Massimo Faggioli — Villanova University
- Enrico Giovannini — Università di Roma Tor Vergata
- Patrizia Giunti — Università di Firenze
- Pier Davide Guenzi — Istituto Giovanni Paolo II, Roma; discussant
- Claudia Maiorelli — Monastero Sant’Antonio da Padova, Pennabilli
- Elena Manganelli — Monastero Sant’Antonio da Padova, Pennabilli
- Stefano Maria Mari — Università Roma Tre; tribute to Fr. Severino Bussino
- Luis Marín de San Martín — Elemosiniere di Sua Santità, Città del Vaticano
- Elías Neira — OALA, Organización de Agustinos de Latinoamérica
- Kieran O’Mahony, OSA — St. John’s Community, Dublin; paper read by Fr. Elizandro Contreras, OSA
- Donatella Pagliacci — Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; discussant
- Federica Natalia Rosati — University College London
- Francesco Salvestrini — Università di Firenze
- Donatella Scaiola — Istituto Giovanni Paolo II, Roma
- Debora Spini — New York University and Syracuse University in Florence
Scientific Committee · Comitato scientifico
- Alessandro Clemenzia — Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Centrale, Firenze
- Massimo Faggioli — Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA
- Chabi Kolawole — Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Roma
- Simone Morandini — Istituto di Studi Ecumenici “S. Bernardino”, Venezia
- Cristina Simonelli — Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Settentrionale, Milano
Local Organizing Committee · Comitato organizzatore locale
- Fr. Giuseppe Pagano, OSA — International Study Center Leone XIV ETS; Chair
- Giulia Bacci — International Study Center Leone XIV ETS; Secretary
- Juan Antonio Cabrera — Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, Roma
- Ilaria Cimmino — International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
- Luciano De Michieli — International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
- Stefano Maria Mari — Università Roma Tre
- Claudio Tirinnanzi — International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
- Albino Todeschini — International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
- Marco Zini — International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
In collaboration with · In collaborazione con
Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Centrale
With the support of · Con il sostegno di
Fondazione CR Firenze · Banca Generali Private · Federazione Toscana BCC – Credito Cooperativo · Enic – meetings & events · Cavallini & Partners · Estra · Vangi · Nocentini Group – Conad · Park Hotel Marinetta · Basilica Hotel Roma
Information and contacts · Informazioni e contatti
Conference materials and practical information: please consult the programme and the individual contributions on this Indico page. Presentations may be delivered in Italian or English. Operational bulletins for invited speakers are available in the reserved area; for assistance, please contact the Organizing Secretariat.
Proceedings: Publication is planned for 2027, with the first volume dedicated to Fr. Severino Bussino.
The Organizing Secretariat
International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
Piazza Santo Spirito, 30 · 50125 Firenze, Italy
segretario@studiumleonexiv.org · +39 392 8563809
Workshop information on the Study Center website
International Study Center Leone XIV ETS
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