EFUSC – Endowment Fund da Pontificia Università della Santa Croce

More than ever, well-trained and compassionate priests are needed. 

We need priests with a deep spiritual and intellectual life, capable of facing the challenges of today’s society and being a sign of God’s love in the world, supporting people in their search for a better life.

Over the centuries, priests moved by the love of God have contributed to the creation of thousands of hospitals, social works, schools, universities, and cultural institutions. They are the promoters of integral humanism, dialogue between cultures, and a search for peace and solidarity.

Unfortunately, many seminarists with a vocation and great potential to become agents of change in their communities cannot finance their education.

So that we, our children and grandchildren, miss out on the opportunity to see our communities and lives change]ing for the better.

Together we can overcome this challenge.

Providing outstanding education for priests is the most hopeful response to the world’s spiritual and human needs in the future.

In 1984, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, with the blessing of St. John Paul II, fulfilled St. Josemaría Escrivá’s wish to create a center of excellence in pastoral studies in Rome, the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce.

The mission of this University is to respond to the complex challenges of today’s world, preparing people of faith who can dialogue with modernity and spread the light of Christ. It aims to transform students into protagonists of their communities’ human, social and intellectual development.

This solution requires an ongoing effort to create a Fund to finance scholarship programs and other academic activities over time, protecting students from economic instabilities.

With this in mind, in 2012, the Endowment Fund of the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce was born to support the integral education of priests and seminarians on the five continents.

The Endowment Fund of the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce was created in Switzerland. This Fund supports, stably and sustainably, the research and academic activities, the scholarship programs, and the institutional development of the University.

The Fund’s pillars are perpetuity, sustainability, and transparency, thus ensuring continuity of work for future generations. Professionals operate the Fund in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) risk management.

Each priest impacts thousands of lives and causes a multiplier effect of solidarity in society.

There are many ways to support and extend this impact by investing in the Fund. The return on invested capital covers the annual study and living expenses in Rome and other academic initiatives.

It is not just a contribution but an investment in society, spiritual transformation, and the development of human values.

The families who invest in this project have a very close and familiar relationship with their beneficiaries, who transform communities, countries, and societies for a better world.