At the request of John Paul II, an international congress entitled "Christian Humanism in 3rd Millennium from Thomas Aquinas' Perspective" will be held in Rome this upcoming September 21-25.
The Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas (PAST) and the Thomas Aquinas International Society (SITA), have convoked the congress, which will be held at the Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome.
Father Abelardo Lobato, O.P., president of PAST, explained that the "Congress's intention is to treat the topic of humanism in all its extension and depth, from the historical, human sciences, [and the] philosophical, and theological point of view, in the same way as Saint Thomas did in his work."
"The perspective of the Doctor Humanitatis is open to the whole horizon of truth. Moreover, for Saint Thomas, the problem of man is resolved in an integral way when confronted with the mystery of Christ, as affirmed by Vatican Council II (Gaudium et Spes, 22)," he added.