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The article discusses the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Catholic university in Italy during the period of the education of Italian Christian Democrat political leader Amintore Fanfani in the early 20th century. Topics discussed include background information on the social and historical development of the university, including the role of the university in educating the leading members of Italian society; the research and teaching methodologies of the university, and the educational role of the university in the absence of an Italian national university system.

The article discusses the history of the Università cattolica del Sacro Cuore Catholic University branch established in Piacenza, Italy in the 1940s. Topics discussed include the history of the Catholic University and its founder, Father Agostino Gemelli, the history of the Piacenza region during the Second World War and under fascist rule, as well as the conditions under which negotiations between the university and regional leaders took place; and the role of the Piacenza branch of the university on higher education in the region.