Markets, Culture and Ethics Research Centre (MCE)

Mce

The Markets, Culture and Ethics Research Centre (MCE) of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy was founded in 2009 to study the ethical dimensions (social and individual) of economic and social life in a systematic and scientific way, in the light of reason and the Catholic faith.

Its purpose is to foster dialogue between faith and contemporary culture for the promotion of a positive transformation of society and global development.

MCE Research Centre’s activities focus on deepening and disseminating Catholic perspectives, through research and academic events, on the relation between ethics, culture and the economy and on the role and conduct of business in society. 

MCE does not align with any particular school of economic thought and is open to all traditions willing to dialogue with Christian anthropology and perspective. At the same time, MCE has an ecumenical and interreligious approach since social problems can only be resolved by a joint effort and in dialogue with contemporary culture regarding the meaning of a more humane economy.


           

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Può il mercato diventare uno spazio sociale capace di favorire l’abilitazione e la partecipazione attiva delle persone socialmente emarginate? MCE è lieto di annunciare la pubblicazione del volume Empowering the Marginalized: il ruolo delle imprese ibride ad impatto sociale, firmato da Luca Mongelli, Scientific Coordinator del Centro di Ricerca MCE e Ricercatore (Associate Accredited) all’Università dell’Aquila, e da Francesco Rullani, Professore Ordinario all’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia.

 

L’economia pervade la nostra vita quotidiana e la Chiesa non fa eccezione a tale riguardo. Un chiaro esempio sono le riforme economico-finanziarie in corso in Vaticano e nella Curia Romana sotto la guida di Papa Francesco. Anche i rappresentanti della Chiesa nel mondo devono sempre più spesso confrontarsi con difficili sfide economiche, finanziarie e organizzative.

Lima Conference Sustainability and Integral Ecology

In honor of the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s ecological encyclical Laudato Si', the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre will host the "Sustainability and Integral Ecology in Business and Law" conference, that will take place at the University of Piura in Lima, Peru on July 1-2, 2025.

Workshop: Transparency and Accountability in the Catholic Church - A Practical Journey. June 17-21, 2024

On June 17-21, 2024, the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre will host the International Workshop Transparency and Accountability in the Catholic Church: A Practical Journey​​. The workshop was developed in collaboration with St. Thomas University's John A. Ryan Institute, St. Mary University in Twickenham, London, and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

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