Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Pope names Draghi, ex-head of European Central Bank to panel
- Jul 11, 2020
Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has been appointed by Pope Francis to a Vatican advisory panel, the Holy See said on Friday.

By Associated Press
Assisi summit to focus on pope’s challenge to ‘pathological’ economy
- Jun 27, 2020
The Assisi event, titled “The Economy of Francis,” scheduled for Nov. 19-21 is designed to bring together some 4,000 young advanced economics students, managers of social enterprises, Nobel Prize winners and officials from international organizations.

By Inés San Martín
‘Educational compact’ between families, world is broken, pope says
- Feb 7, 2020
Shirking responsibilities in educating future generations has led to a collapse in cooperation among families, schools and social, cultural and religious institutions, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Vatican’s “Ironic Employment Division” strikes again
- Aug 31, 2019
Perhaps Monsignor Dario Edoardo Viganò’s first PR project at the Pontifical Academies for Science and for Social Sciences could be to explain what in the world he’s doing there in the first place.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Pope taps ex-communications czar who quit amid scandal for new PR role
- Aug 31, 2019
In what appears to be a new position, Monsignor Dario Viganò, the disgraced former head of Vatican communications, on Saturday was named “vice chancellor” of the Pontifical Academies for Sciences and Social Sciences, holding specific responsibility over communications.

By Elise Harris
Nations stirring up nationalism betray their mission, pope says
- May 2, 2019
Every nation is a product of immigration and the integration of diverse peoples, united by specific values, cultures and “healthy traditions,” Pope Francis said May 2.

By Carol Glatz