2026 Schedule
The schedule will follow Central Daylight Time (CDT), which corresponds to UTC-5, Coordinated Universal Time.
This is a hybrid conference, held in person at DePaul University's Lincoln Park Campus in Chicago and also livestreamed. Closer to the dates of the conference, the livestream URL will be e-mailed to everyone who registers.
Location of Conference Sessions
DePaul Student Center, Rm. 314AB
(building map of 3rd floor)
2250 N. Sheffield Ave.
(street map)
Chicago, IL 60614
:: Schedule ::
| 11:00am-12:30pm |
Undergraduate Student Research Poster Presentations
|
| 12:30-2:00pm |
Break for lunch
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| 2:00-4:00pm |
OPENING PANEL—Pope Leo and a Global Gift Exchange
- Afe Adogame (Princeton Theological Seminary)
- Emilce Cuda (Pontifical Commission for Latin America)
- Christopher White (Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought & Public Life)
Moderator: Stan Chu Ilo (CWCIT Research Professor & Catholic Studies Professor—DePaul University)
|
| 4:00-4:30pm |
Break |
| 4:30-6:00pm |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Greg Grandin
Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History—Yale University
Author of America, América: A New History of the New World
Moderator: TBD
|
| 6:00-6:30pm |
Reception with live music |
| 9:00-10:00am |
Continental breakfast; all are welcome
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| 10:00am-12:00pm |
PANEL—The Biography of Leo XIV
- Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández (Catholic Theological Union)
- César Piscoya (CELAM, the Latin American & Caribbean Bishops' Council)
- Shannen Dee Williams (University of Dayton)
Moderator: TBD
|
| 12:00-1:30pm |
Break for lunch
|
| 1:30-3:30pm |
PANEL—Pope Leo and Catholic Social Teaching
- Michael J. Baxter (University of Notre Dame)
- Steven P. Millies (Catholic Theological Union)
- Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula, SJ (Arrupe Center for Research & Formation)
Moderator: TBD
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| 3:30-4:00pm |
Break
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| 4:00-6:00pm |
PANEL—Pope Leo's Agenda
- Daniel P. Castillo (Loyola University Marymount)
- Philip Larrey, SJ (Boston College)
- Paola Ugaz (Nativa TV; coauthor of Mitad Monjes, Mitad Soldados)
Moderator: TBD
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