Università Cattolica inaugurates the academic year with President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella

On Tuesday 17 November, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore will inaugurate the 2026/27 academic year in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella.

The ceremony will begin at 9.15 am with a Eucharistic celebration at the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, presided over by the Archbishop of Milan, Monsignor Mario Delpini.

At 11.30 am, in the University’s Aula Magna (Largo Gemelli 1, Milan), the Rector of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Elena Beccalli, will deliver the Inaugural Address, which this year will focus on the common good.

This will be followed by addresses from Monsignor Mario Delpini, in his capacity as President of the Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori, and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference.

The ceremony will also be livestreamed on NUnC.