We're happy to share the following announcements from our friends at other institutions around the country and the world
(listed in order of date/deadline):
Call for Papers/Proposals
Lived Catholicism Conference
"The Church's Ordinary Way: Synodality, Possibilities & Tension"
Deadline to submit proposals: October 1, 2025,
via this online form
Conference dates: December 2-3, 2025
Host: Durham University (UK)
Location: Online
More info:
View this PDF
Third International Franciscan Studies Conference
Life & Love Transfigured: Exploring New Horizons in the Franciscan Tradition
Deadline to submit proposals: October 30, 2025, via this online form
Conference dates: April 14-16, 2026
Host: Durham University
Location: Various sites in Durham, UK
More info: View this PDF
Marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, the conference will have three main strands: (1) Franciscan theology and philosophy; (2) Franciscan history; and (3) Franciscan spirituality, aesthetics, and evangelism. The conference aims to gather people from different walks of life—academic, non-academic, religious, and lay—who have a deep love for St. Francis, the Franciscan tradition, and the abiding relevance of the Franciscan charism in the modern world.
5th Early Modern British & Irish Catholicism Conference
Deadline to submit proposals: January 26, 2026
Conference dates: June 29-July 1, 2026
Hosts: Durham University's Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) and University of Notre Dame
Location: University of Notre Dame's campus in London (UK)
More info: View this PDF
Other Announcements
Online MA in Catholic Theology from Durham University
Program Name: Catholic Theology (Distance Learning, DL)
Program duration: 2-3 years part time
Host: Durham University
Location: Online
Registration & Details Here
The MA in Catholic Theology is an academically rigorous and highly flexible: students can work through material at their own pace, studying equally well in any time zone and in many different life situations, alongside work, ministry, family or caring obligations. It is also possible to enroll for a
Postgraduate Certificate (PCert) or a
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) as well as the full MA.