Background: Care for the dying and their loved ones is a most rewarding but also challenging endeavor. Such care can evoke complex moral questions that often defy standard methods of ethical analysis. In this seminar, we enter into dialogue with the arts and humanities to gain new insights about the human condition, find meaning in the final phase of life, and achieve a truly dignified death.
Approach: Whereas internationally renowned experts will introduce the themes, the core of this seminar will be a sustained discussion among all participants. Conversations will extend from the classroom to cultural excursions in the city of Rome and many shared meals. Participants are encouraged to prepare a short presentation to stimulate still more dialogue. Registration is limited to 20 persons.
Combination option: Immediately following the seminar, participants can attend the two-day annual conference of the Pontifical Academy for Life (16-17/2/2026). The topic of the 2026 meeting is Healthcare for All: Sustainability and Equity. A private audience with Pope Leo has been scheduled as well as part of that conference.
Event start time: 03:00 pm
Event end time: 10:00 pm