Education & Formation
Guiding Principles
These principles are at the basis of all our work and courses.
Victims first
We base our reflection, commitment, and actions on listening to victims and survivors and learning from them.
Christian view of the human person
We value every human being as created in God’s image and act correspondingly.
Spirituality
We envisage safeguarding as a spiritual matter that directs us in our theological reflection and a faith-based response.
Cultural sensitivity
We honor the variety of cultures, engage in a critical dialogue and facilitate the culturally sound adaptation and implementation of safeguarding measures.
Multidisciplinarity
We look at safeguarding simultaneously from the perspective of various disciplines such as psychology, sociology, canon and civil law, theology, etc.
From our blog
Read articles from our blog related to our educational programs
The Holy See’s Journal, Osservatore Romano, Highlights the Gregorian’s Commitment to Developing Academic Programs Which Fight Abuse in the Church at Every Level
This week the April 27th daily edition of the Vatican Newspaper L’Osservatore Romano highlighted the CCP’s academic promotion to the Institute of Anthropology: Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care, as well as the Gregorian’s Faculty of Canon Law’s new Diploma in Penal Jurisprudence. The article and interview edited by Dott. Paolo Pegoraro, the Gregorian’s […]
The Centre for Child Protection (CCP) becomes The Institute of Anthropology. Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care (IADC)
On 1 September 2021, the Pontifical Gregorian University’s Centre for Child Protection (CCP) will become the Institute of Anthropology. Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care (IADC). The Congregation for Catholic Education has approved this transformation which will allow the Centre to expand its scope, to award academic degrees, and to develop its own academic […]
Welcoming Our 2021 Diploma Teaching Staff
Welcoming Our 2021 Diploma Teaching Staff English and Spanish Courses We are happy to have some new – and some familiar – faces joining our team this year! Kicking off the very first Spanish Diploma in Safeguarding course, we welcome some who have been collaborating with us in recent years, while the English course welcomes […]
Remote commencement exercises for first graduating licentiate class
On June 12, 2020, the Centre for Child Protection held commencement exercises for seven licentiate students via Zoom. The seven graduates are Sr. Jane Nway Nway Ei, Fr. Pedro García Casas, Fr. Bernard Malasi, Sr. Theresa Olaniyan, Sr. Barinem Bernadine Pemi, Ms. Marina Šijaković, and Fr. Sione Hemaloto Simeti Vave. A keynote was given by […]
ISC ANNOUNCES A NEW WEBINAR SERIES: A SAFER CHURCH
The webinar series will focus on how safeguarding professionals are reaching out to members of the community, especially victims. ROME, May 26, 2020 – The Catholic Church and other faith-based organisations will be encouraged to continue with safeguarding programmes despite the expected COVID-19 recession in a webinar hosted by the International Safeguarding Conference (ISC) Steering […]
The Spirituality of Care
Jesús García, a current student of the Diploma in Safeguarding, offers a reflection on the program. The Diploma in Safeguarding (in Spanish: Diplomado en Protección de Menores) offered at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome serves as a challenging proposal to all members of the Catholic Church and people of the world. It is about “confronting” an […]