The founding characteristic of the Pontifical Gregorian University is to be the Pontifical Ecclesiastical University entrusted by the Holy See to the Society of Jesus, a task reconfirmed by Benedict XVI.

Since our time demands clarity of discernment, courage of intelligence and trust in the Spirit of God, formation is a crucial responsibility for us.

We recall how Pope Francis invited our institutions to preserve historical vitality, taking charge of the present and looking to the future "with creativity and imagination, seeking to have a global vision of the current situation and challenges and a shared way of dealing with them, finding new paths without fear".