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Lay Centre scholar defends thesis on theological school of early Islam

Published on 10 July 2020

By Elena Dini ROME — Aljaž Krajnc, a Lay Centre scholar from Slovenia, earned his licentiate at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI). His time in Rome was interrupted due to the COVID-19 lockdown, but he returned …

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St. Peter teaches about the journey from lockdown to liberation

Published on June 29, 2020

By Heather Walker ROME —The Lay Centre welcomed the start of summer with an online Bible study June 23, organized for the Vatican Women's Ambassadorial Association (VAWA). VAWA members from as far as Argentina, Canada and Honduras gathered …

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Co-responsibility, not mere collaboration, is necessary to promote Church's mission, says theologian

Published on June 19, 2020

By Laura Ieraci CHICAGO — The concept of lay ecclesial ministry is not broad enough to "give a full account of lay leadership in the Church" and ironically supports a culture of clericalism that characterizes a pre-Vatican II ecclesiology, said …

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Passion for dialogue inspires Lay Centre assistant director and controller

Published on June 19, 2020

By Elena Dini ROME — Clarissa Amaral was born and raised in Brazil and arrived in Italy in 2012. Before joining The Lay Centre, she worked as the bursar for the Redemptorists in Rome and collaborated with friends in various communications …