Istituto Teologico di Basilicata to inaugurate 2026/2027 academic year

The Theological Institute of Basilicata "Mons. Giuseppe Vairo" will inaugurate its 2026/2027 academic year on Friday, November 6, 2026. The ceremony is scheduled for 18:00 at the Auditorium dell’Immacolata in Potenza. The institute is an academic institution of the Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Meridionale of Napoli.

Vito Mignozzi will deliver a lectio magistralis. Mignozzi is the Preside della Facoltà Teologica Pugliese, an Ordinario di Teologia Dogmatica, and a Consultore Teologo at the Dicastero per le Cause dei Santi. He was appointed by Pope Francis as an Esperto for the XVI Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi and is a member of the Presidenza del Cammino Sinodale delle Chiese in Italia.

The lecture will reflect on the contribution of Pope Francis to the change of the Church and its consequences in society. The presentation will address the effects on the Church and society in Basilicata. The event will include archbishops and bishops of Basilicata, directors, the corpo docente, students, and administrative collaborators.