CWCIT (Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology)

We're delighted to be co-hosting a symposium with
@cwcitdepaul.bsky.social:
“And Who Is My Neighbor?” Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art and Visual Culture. Submit your proposal to our #CallforPapers here: scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

World must recommit to peace, justice, truth, Vatican diplomat tells UN Archbishop Paul Gallagher, who serves as the Vatican's secretary for relations with states and international organizations, shared his thoughts Sept. 29 while addressing the U.N. General Assembly, ami...

World must recommit to peace, justice, truth, Vatican diplomat tells UN www.ncronline.org/vatican/worl...

📣 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📣

Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture.

More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

The Promise and Praxis of Catholic Education: Hope for a Wounded and Divided World? Keynote Lecture of Rev. Dr. Stan Chu Ilo Podcast Episode · What Matters Most · 2025-08-08 · 1h 19m

Please listen to Stan Chu Ilo of DePaul’s center for global Catholicism on the hope of Catholic education for a broken and polarized world. Powerful and challenging. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

Palestinians are living in 'unacceptable' conditions, pope says As tens of thousands of Palestinians were fleeing their homes as Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV expressed his "profound closeness to the Palestinian people in ...

Met with applause today in Rome, Pope Leo said: Palestinians "continue to live in fear & survive in unacceptable conditions, forced once again to leave their lands...the Almighty Lord...commanded 'Thou shalt not kill,' and...every person always has an inviolable dignity to be respected & protected."

📣 Call for Proposals 📣

Reminder that Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture.

More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

Chicago chefs to open eco-friendly restaurant at Vatican’s papal retreat Pope Leo XIV announced a partnership between the Vatican and two Chicago restaurateurs, Art Smith and Phil Stefani, to open a restaurant at Borgo Laudato Si’.

Awesome Chicago connection!! Pope Leo announced a historic Vatican partnership with 2 famous Chicago restaurateurs, Art Smith & Phil Stefani, to open a restaurant at Borgo Laudato Si’, a 135-acre, zero-impact complex in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.

www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266417/...

It is time to prioritize children over guns (RNS) — It is time for religious leaders to call down the wrath of God on those who are willing to sacrifice children for guns and war.

OPINION: If humanity does not care for its children, we are worse than animals who instinctively protect their offspring. It is time to act to put children before guns, war and politics.
religionnews.com/2025/09/02/i...

Leo gives first exclusive interview to Crux correspondent for new bio Notoriously media-shy Pope Leo XIV has given his first-ever papal interview to Crux Senior Correspondent Elise Ann Allen as part of her new biography of the pontiff.

Leo gives first exclusive interview to Crux correspondent for new bio | Crux cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...

FEATURED REVIEW: We're happy to share this review of Mitali Perkins' nonfiction title, Just Making: A Guide for Compassionate Creatives @broadleafbooks.bsky.social

buff.ly/ejV4384

📣 Call for Proposals 📣

Reminder that Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture.

More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

Graduate students presenting at the ACHA 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago can now apply for the Presidential Travel Grant! The deadline: October 1, 2025. Apply now: achahistory.org/presidential....

In war-torn Sudan, Catholic sisters stay behind to serve the forgotten Without one sister's help, "I would have died," said a 34-year-old mother and refugee receiving care from the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who have stayed in Sudan despite the brutal civil wa...

Without one sister's help, "I would have died," said a 34-year-old mother and refugee receiving care from the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who have stayed in Sudan despite the brutal civil war.
www.globalsistersreport.org/migration/wa...

Twin Cities’ Archbishop Hebda: “We need an end to gun violence. Our community is rightfully outraged at such horrific acts of violence perpetrated against the vulnerable and innocent.  They are far too commonplace.” www.archspm.org/statement-re...

"Our community is rightfully outraged at such horrific acts of violence perpetrated against the vulnerable and innocent. They are far too commonplace." -- Archbishop Bernard Hebda

Hebda added that Pope Leo is praying for families of Annunciation Parish and School

www.archspm.org/statement-re...

Visiting Research Scholar in African American Studies at Princeton whose work focuses on"race in the national or global contexts." "With the approval of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the VRS will teach one semester-long undergraduate elective course."

Deadline 12/15/2025

📣 Call for Proposals 📣

Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit a proposal for the February 2026 symposium, "And Who Is My Neighbor?" Refuge, Sanctuary, and Representation in Modern Art & Visual Culture.

More Info: www.scholarschristianityhistoryart.org/upcoming

As Gaza starves, churches must lead on Palestinian recognition (RNS) — The protection of the Palestinian people is a matter of faith and conscience.

OPINION: While the recognition of the Palestinian state in this current moment is largely a symbolic action, it's an important step in the process of bringing about a solution that recognizes the dignity and sovereignty of two peoples sharing the same land.
religionnews.com/2025/08/06/a...

Today is the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe. On 14 August 1941, he was killed after volunteering to take the place of a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz who faced execution.

May his bravery and sense of justice continue to inspire.

Supporting families in the Ukrainian winter. ❄️
Investing in the ambitions of women and girls in Sierra Leone. 🥖
Adapting to climate change in Bangladesh. 🌿

Three very different projects and stories, but all demonstrate the impact of your support.

cafod.org.uk/news/interna...

LIVE: Day 4 (IV) | 3rd Pan-African Catholic Jubilee Congress | Journeying Together in Hope YouTube video by Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network

❗️📽️Watch LIVE from Abidjan📽️❗️

Day 4 ~ 3rd Pan-African Catholic Jubilee Congress, "Journeying Together in Hope"

www.youtube.com/live/DUq3fV_...

Pan-African Congress seeks hopeful path for Africa’s Church The third Pan-African Catholic Jubilee on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life opens August 5 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, under the theme “Journeying Together in Hope as a Church Family of ...

::: Aug. 5-10 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire :::

Cosponsored by CWCIT, the third Pan-African Catholic Congress is "the continent’s largest assembly of African Catholic theologians, Church leaders, pastoral agents, innovators, and their ecumenical partners."

cruxnow.com/church-in-af...

Vatican communication office urges 2-state solution The editorial manager for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, Andrea Tornielli, called for a “two-state solution” and recognition of Palestine as a state.

Vatican communication office urges 2-state solution as France backs Palestinian statehood

www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265617/...

Anti-immigrant sentiment is not new. Nor is it Christian. “No Irish Need Apply” was no myth—it shows how fierce discrimination shaped America’s immigrant history and still echoes today.

The two million penniless Irish who came to America to escape the Great Famine met with bigotry and conspiracy theories. The anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant American Party, or the “Know-Nothings," were the original America-firsters.
uscatholic.org/articles/202...

Pope Leo in message for World Day of Migrants: “In a world darkened by war and injustice, even when all seems lost, migrants and refugees stand as messengers of hope. Their courage and tenacity bear heroic testimony to a faith that sees beyond what our eyes can see…” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

A graphic with a photo of a destroyed building with a red overlay. "Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza. People are risking being shot just to feed their families."

Starvation is spreading in Gaza and people continue to be shot and killed trying to feed their families. We need decisive action now.

Despite massive challenges and risks, our local partners have made it clear that they can continue to support people.️ Our update. ⤵️

cafod.org.uk/news/emergen...

Catholic leaders should call out Trump administration's ecological sin The ecological agenda of the Trump administration isn't just immoral, argues Dan Horan — it's sinful.

"The kind of ecological sin the Trump administration is perpetuating is not only that of omission, the willful failure to do something that is right and just, but it is also a form of commission or active harm." #EcologicalSin #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

📢 Yesterday, Members of Congress held a powerful hearing exposing ICE’s ongoing abuses—from racial profiling to the deportation of U.S. citizen children.
Our team was present to bear witness.

Here’s what we saw 🧵

:: United in Faith, Sent in Hope: Summit on Mission & Evangelization ::

July 23-24 | Waukesha, WI

In this time of global conflict and pressing challenges for vulnerable communities, join USCMA in re-seeding hope for prophetic and effective mission action.

uscatholicmission.org/summit-missi...

The new "Vincentian Heritage Journal" issue includes essays about St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as an ecological mystic and how Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, cofounder of Niagara University, developed Niagara Falls as an 1800s Catholic pilgrimage site. (Read more: via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/)