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Order of Saint Augustine – Santo Spirito in Florence
Leo XIV International Study Center
Promoted by the Order of Saint Augustine at the Convent of Santo Spirito in Florence, the Center fosters research, educational activities, and interdisciplinary dialogue on issues concerning public life and international relations.
Research, Education and International Dialogue for the Common Good.
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Let everything be yours in common. The Frontiers of Poverty
Rome, 16–17 September 2026. The Leone XIV International Study Center promotes the international workshop Let Everything Be Yours in Common. The Frontiers of Poverty, two days of interdisciplinary reflection on contemporary forms of poverty, bringing together scholars, theologians, jurists, philosophers and researchers from leading international academic institutions.
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Research, Education and Dialogue for the Common Good
The Leo XIV International Study Center promotes scientific research, social and political education, interdisciplinary dialogue, and international academic cooperation, inspired by the Church's Social Doctrine and the teaching of Pope Leo XIV.
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A Cultural Presence in the Contemporary World
The Leo XIV International Study Center promotes research, education, and interdisciplinary dialogue in the light of the Church’s Social Doctrine and the Augustinian tradition. It serves as a forum for exchange among universities, institutions, and civil society on issues of politics, international relations, and contemporary global challenges.
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Pontificio Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Let everything be yours in common. The Frontiers of Poverty: Two days of international study dedicated to the new frontiers of poverty through the perspectives of theology, politics, law, social ethics, peace studies, and contemporary transformations.
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Let everything be yours in common. The Frontiers of Poverty
Rome, 16–17 September 2026. The Leone XIV International Study Center promotes the international workshop Let Everything Be Yours in Common. The Frontiers of Poverty, two days of interdisciplinary reflection on contemporary forms of poverty, bringing together scholars, theologians, jurists, philosophers and researchers from leading international academic institutions.
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The Pope Leo XIV International Study Center launches in Florence the path toward the 2026 International Conference in Rome
Two days of study and planning at Santo Spirito to prepare the international conference “Let everything be yours in common. The Frontiers of Poverty”, dedicated to the new frontiers of poverty between ethics, politics, culture, and the Social Doctrine of the Church.
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The first workshop of the International Study Center Centro Studi Internazionale Leone XIV kicks off: from Florence to Rome, a journey focused on poverty.
The first workshop of the Centro Studi Leone XIV gets underway: in Florence (May 14–16, 2026), the launch of a program on poverty that will continue in Rome in September.
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