Magnifica Humanitas and contemporary migration
Seminar series 2026–2027
First meeting: Tuesday 15 December 2026
The Fondazione Centro Studi Emigrazione ETS (CSER) and the Scalabrini International Migration Institute (SIMI), under the patronage of the Fondazione Migrantes, are holding five seminars on the dignity of the migrant person, in the light of the Social Doctrine of the Church and Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
The first meeting
The first session, "The dignity of the migrant person in the Social Doctrine of the Church", will be held on Tuesday 15 December 2026, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, at the Fondazione CSER ETS, Via Dandolo 58, Rome, with the option of joining online.
Speakers will include Cardinal Fabio Baggio, Fr Lorenzo Prencipe, Davide Bernocchi and Salvatore Sortino, with testimonies from Emanuele Selleri and Fr Gaetano Saracino.
The 2027 programme
- 18 February: Artificial intelligence, work and new inequalities in migration.
- 20 May: Young migrants, integral education and intercultural citizenship.
- 17 June: Forced migration amid war, climate crises and new global inequalities.
- 20 September: Local communities, participation and building social peace.
How to take part
To register to attend in person or to request the Zoom link, write to cser@cser.it.
The sessions can also be followed live on the CSER website and on the Foundation's YouTube and Facebook channels.