A warm invitation to Rome for the International Study Conference 2025 and the Jubilee of Deacons

The IDC International Study Conference will take place in Rome from 17-20 February 2025 under the title “Deacons: Joyful Witnesses of Hope”. Immediately afterwards, there will be the opportunity to participate in the Jubilee of Deacons from 21-23 February 2025. The General Assembly will also take place as part of the study conference, at which the IDC Board and delegates will be newly elected by e-voting.

Program:

Monday, February 17, 2025

18:00 Welcome: Opening talk, Deacon Gerald DuPont, IDC President
18:15 Opening Mass: Cardinal Oswald Gracias
19:30 Welcome Address: Protector IDC Announcements
20:00 Dinner & Social

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

7:30 Morning Prayer: English
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Opening Prayer & Announcements
9:15 Lecture #1 by Cardinal Oswald Gracias „Synodality as a Way of Rediscovering the Church And the Deacon as a Key to Synodality“
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Lecture #2 by Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu „Deacon: Witness of Hope“
12:15 Mass
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Synodal Session: Breakout into Language Groups
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 General Assembly Session #1: Reports
18:00 Evening Prayer: German
18:30 Synodal Session Feedback
20:00 Dinner
21:00 Social Time
 
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

7:30 Morning Prayer: Spanish
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Opening Prayer & Announcements
9:15 Lecture #3 by Madame Marie Maincent „Sacraments of Vocations: Relationship between Marriage and Holy Orders in the Diaconate“
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Lecture #4 by Dr. Caesar Zucconi “How is Peace-Making made Possible to Bring Hope”
12:15 Break
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Workshops: Round 1
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Workshops: Round 2
16:30 Break
17:00 General Assembly Session #2
18:15 Break
18:30 Closing Mass
20:00 Dinner
21:00 Social Time

Thursday, February 20, 2025

7:30 Morning Prayer: French
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Summary Remarks
10:00 Close of Conference
11:00/ Transfers to Casa La Salle for Jubilee of Deacons
13:00/
15:00

Preview	Identifier	Date	Files
	Program Study Conference 2025 Rome	02.10.2024	pdf (1,1 MB)
	Registration form	15.08.2024	pdf (130 KB)