VATICAN CITY, DEC 6, 2005 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano sent a letter to Archbishop Francesco Marinelli of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado, Italy, for the occasion of the fifth centenary of the foundation of the University of Urbino in the Italian Marches region.
The university, which has recently been renamed after Professor Carlo Bo (1911 - 2001), its rector for 54 years, has around 20,000 students.
The Holy Father, writes the cardinal, "hopes that the cultural formation of new generations will always remain the university's primary aim. To this end, a useful contribution may be drawn from the 'Italo Mancini' Higher Institute of Religious Sciences which has been active in the university for more than 20 years."
The cardinal's letter continues: "Within the context of the legitimate autonomy which must distinguish relations between Church and State, the university upholds Urbino's vibrant tradition of theology teaching, enabling young people to compare their own existential, intellectual and social search with the supreme synthesis of truth and life revealed in Christ."
SS/CENTENARY UNIVERSITY URBINO/SODANO VIS 20051206 (180)
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