The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences is a pontifical academy established on 1 January 1994 by Pope John Paul II and is headquartered in the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City. It operates much like ot
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Courtyard of the academy
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy
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Helen Mary Josephine Alford, OP is an English Catholic economist and dean of social sciences at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. April 1, 2023, was appointed president of the
Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
…of the academy, from 1994 to 2000. In April 2014, Pope Francis appointed British sociologist Margaret Archer to the post. The current president is Helen Alford. PASS is headquartered in the Casina Pio IV in the heart of the Vatican Gardens along with its sister academy, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. The…
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