Thursday, May 5
Pre-Conference Session: Undergraduate Research Poster "Feedback Session"
Respondents
Flora S. Pasquereau
Hosffman Ospino
Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan
Undergrad Reasearch Posters & Videos
Juliet DiPadova
"The Catholic Response to Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria"
(video)(poster)
Rafal Jasielec
"The Church, the Pope, and the Clergy: Catholicism's Impact on Solidarity"
(video)(poster)
Juan Sanchez
"The Influence of Liberation Theology in Chiapas"
(video)(poster)
Kelly Maganini
"How Las Casas' Arguments Go Against the Interests of the Spanish Crown"
(video)(poster)
Anna Hickey
"The Catholic Church and the Anti-Mining Movement in El Salvador"
(video)(poster)
Bernardo Renteria
"The Sebastian Acevedo Movement Against Torture in Chile in the Late 20th Century"
(video)(poster)
Kira Damo
"Beyond Marcos: Will People Power Continue?"
(video)
(Moderator: William T. Cavanaugh--CWCIT Director and Professor of Catholic Studies; DePaul University)
Friday, May 6
ROUNDTABLE: Faith & Formation
- Jessica Joy Candelario--From the WOunds and Hopes of the Young: A Church in the Post-Pandemic
- Elizabeth Titilayo Aduloju, SSMA--Media Mindfulness: An Essential Tool for Faith Formation of African Youth in the Era of Digital Media Technology
- Cesar Kuzma--Brazilian Youth and the Challenge of New Pastoral Dynamics: Choices, Hopes, and the Horizon of the Common Home
(Moderator: Megan Mio--Director, Global Mission Office/Society for the Propagation of the Faith; Archdiocese of Chicago)
ROUNDTABLE: Trauma, Violence, and Moral Courage
- Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan--How Young Catholics Live their Faith & Navigate Changes in China
- Jodi Mikalachki--Choosing Love in Contexts of Political Violence: The Martyrs of Fraternity of Burundi
- Flora Pasquereau--Innovative Advice and Guidance in the Face of Trauma
(Moderator: Stan Chu Ilo--CWCIT Research Professor and Associate Professor of Catholic Studies; DePaul University)
Saturday, May 7
ROUNDTABLE: Youth Leadership in the Church
- Jeramie Molino & Rito Baring--Reviewing Catholic Youth Leadership in the Church through Religious Identity from a Filipino Sample
- Fr. Charles Ssennyondo--Catholic Youth in a Relativisitic World
- Fr. Joseph Fitzgerald, CM--Taking Charge of Their Roots: Indeginous Youth Leadership in Church and Society
(Moderator: Slavica Jakelic--Associate Professor of Humanities & Social Thought, Christ College, Honors College; Valpariso University)
KEYNOTE PANEL
- Agatha Natania--Young People and the Church: A True Journey of Walking Together
- Brenda Noriega--There is Hope: Young People & Catholic Social Teaching on Solidarity
- Émile Abou Chaar--Rooted in Our Mission, We are the Salt and Light of the Middle East
(Moderator: Carolina Pérez--Ministry Coordinator, Catholic Campus Ministry, Division of Mission & Ministry; DePaul University)
ROUNDTABLE: Environmental & Sustainable Development
- Marinel Ubaldo--The Role of Filipino Catholic Youth in Environmental & Sustainable Development
- Prince Papa--Catholic Youth and their Response to Climate Change and Development in East Africa
- Saúl Zenteno-Bueno--The Jugglers of Development
(Moderator: William T. Cavanaugh--CWCIT Director and Professor of Catholic Studies; DePaul University)
Sunday, May 8
ROUNDTABLE: Vocation and Discernment
- Bishop John Oyejola--African Youth and the Imperative of Holistic Formation for the Future of Global Catholicism
- Fr. Antony John Baptist-- The Changing Attitude of Young Adults towards Religious Vocations Today in India
- Fr. Guillermo Campuzano, CM--Communal Discernment in the Context of the Synodal Process: Listening to the Voices of Young People
(Moderator: Michael L. Budde--CWCIT Senior Research Professor and Professor of Catholic Studies; DePaul University)
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION--The Fluid Reconstruction of Religous Identity among U.S. Hispanic and Latin American Catholic Youth across Cultural and Diasporic Borders
Hosffman Ospino
(Moderator: William T. Cavanaugh--CWCIT Director and Professor of Catholic Studies; DePaul University)