ANGELO SCOLA
Name: Angelo Cardinal Scola
Born: November 7, 1941
Cardinal Angelo Scola, Ph.D, Th.D (born November 7, 1941) is an Italian prelate
of the Catholic Church, philosopher and theologian. He currently serves as
Patriarch of Venice, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003.
Scola is the author of numerous theological and pedagogical works on topics such
as bio-medical ethics, theological anthropology, human sexuality and marriage
and the family, which have been translated into several different languages. In
addition, he is the author of more than 120 articles published in scholarly
journals of philosophy and theology. He inaugurated the Studium Generale
Marcianum, an academic institute, and the journal Oasis, published in Italian,
English and Arabic as an outreach to Christians in the Muslim world.
In his pastoral capacity as bishop, Scola has paid particular attention to the
issues of education, youth, clergy formation, renewal of parish life, pastoral
care of workers, culture and the family.
Name: Angelo Cardinal Scola
Born: November 7, 1941
Cardinal Angelo Scola, Ph.D, Th.D (born November 7, 1941) is an Italian prelate
of the Catholic Church, philosopher and theologian. He currently serves as
Patriarch of Venice, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003.
Scola is the author of numerous theological and pedagogical works on topics such
as bio-medical ethics, theological anthropology, human sexuality and marriage
and the family, which have been translated into several different languages. In
addition, he is the author of more than 120 articles published in scholarly
journals of philosophy and theology. He inaugurated the Studium Generale
Marcianum, an academic institute, and the journal Oasis, published in Italian,
English and Arabic as an outreach to Christians in the Muslim world.
In his pastoral capacity as bishop, Scola has paid particular attention to the
issues of education, youth, clergy formation, renewal of parish life, pastoral
care of workers, culture and the family.