The Leone XIV International Study Center ETS is a non-profit association – Third Sector Entity – operating in an apolitical and non-partisan manner and pursuing civic, solidarity-based and socially beneficial purposes, in accordance with its Statute.
Membership in the Study Center is open to individuals and legal entities, Italian and foreign, who share the association’s aims and declare their adherence to the guiding principles of the magisterium of Pope Leo XIV and the Social Doctrine of the Church, in particular the primacy of the human person, the common good, human dignity, social justice, solidarity, peace and subsidiarity.
The Study Center carries out activities including:
- education and cultural training on issues of international politics, relations between peoples and supranational cooperation;
- scientific research of particular social interest;
- organization of conferences, seminars, study meetings and public debates;
- production and dissemination of cultural and educational content, also in cooperation with public and private institutions, universities and research centers.
Membership allows participation in the associative life in accordance with the procedures established by the Statute, contributing to the development of the Center’s activities and to the pursuit of its institutional objectives.
The categories of members, their rights and duties, the procedures for admission, withdrawal and exclusion, as well as the functioning of the governing bodies, are regulated by the current Statute, available in full on the website.
To submit an application for membership, please complete the form below.
Membership fees
Membership in the Leone XIV International Study Center ETS requires the payment of an annual membership fee, determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Statute.
The following membership options are currently available:
- Ordinary member: annual fee of € 20.00;
- Supporting member: annual fee of not less than € 50.00.
Membership fees:
- are valid on an annual basis and expire on 31 December;
- are non-refundable and non-revaluable;
- do not grant any proprietary rights in the Association;
- are used exclusively to support the institutional and statutory activities of the Study Center.
Submission of a membership application does not automatically entail admission to the Association, which remains subject to a resolution by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Statute.
Membership application
By completing the form below, you may submit a request for membership in the Leone XIV International Study Center ETS.
The request will be assessed by the competent bodies in accordance with the provisions of the Statute.
At the end of the submission process, you will receive a confirmation message at the email address provided.
After submission, you will receive a confirmation message at the email address provided.
