ThePastorale Universitaria is an office of theCardinal Vicar (Vicar General of theDiocese of Rome)[1] responsible for thepastoral care of students at thePontifical universities andPontifical academies ofRome.[2]
The office is responsible for raising funds for special pastoral care projects and performing various student assistance functions.[3] The current Director of the Office is Monsignor Lorenzo Leuzzi.
The office provideschaplaincy functions in line with the guidelines drafted by theEuropean Committee of University Chaplains particularly at theSymposium on the Church and the University in Europe, which took place in July 2003.[4]