Research and in-depth study of the work of Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI, through:

• organizing study days, conferences, conventions, congresses, symposia, and study groups;
• publishing scientific studies, particularly in the Studi Ratzingeriani series edited in collaboration with the Cantagalli publishing house;
• supporting and promoting doctoral research projects at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum focused on the theological thought of Joseph Ratzinger;
• expanding and enhancing the bibliographic collection on Ratzinger, already housed within the Athenaeum’s “Pius XII” Library;

Academic training and outreach of the thought of Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI, by:

• offering courses for bachelor’s and licentiate students at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum;
• providing educational initiatives aimed at professors and students of the Red Internacional de Universidades de Regnum Christi, as well as other interested university settings;

Establishing a network of scholars, aimed at scientific and academic collaboration to achieve the research and educational goals listed above.

• Prof. Pierluca Azzaro (Fondazione Vaticana Ratzinger-Benedetto XVI)
• Prof. David Koonce (APRA)
• Prof. José San Román (APRA)
• Prof.ssa Isabel Troconis (Santa Croce)
• Prof. Maurice Agbaw-Ebai (Angelicum/ Catholic Institute of Technology)

Our University’s library houses one of the largest collections dedicated to Ratzinger in Rome, Italy, Europe, and the world, featuring over 1,300 books and academic studies on Ratzinger/Benedict XVI in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Portuguese.

Please consult the archive here: the Pontifical Athenaeum’s “Pius XII” Library.