Pastoral Italian: a course for foreign priests, religious and seminarians

14/11/2026

The Word becomes language: to live ministry in Italy with heart and voice.

The SCA – Scuola di Cultura e Lingua Italiana (School of Italian Language and Culture) offers «Pastoral Italian», a course designed for foreign priests, religious and seminarians who wish to communicate, celebrate and carry out their pastoral service in Italian.

The course includes practical lessons, conversation, dialogues, exercises and simulations of real situations, to practice speaking Italian in the different situations of ministry.

What you will learn

Celebrate and live the liturgy in Italian.

Pray and lead moments of prayer.

Speak with the faithful and welcome people.

Meet families, young people and the elderly.

Understand and use pastoral language.

Prepare for and live service in parishes.

Face the Christmas season with greater confidence.

Preparing for Christmas in the parish

Christmas is an especially intense time for pastoral work: celebrations, meetings with the faithful, confessions, preaching, catechesis, visits and community events. The course helps you prepare for and face these situations in Italian with greater confidence, ease and relational skill.