Fall 2025
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OCTOBER 30Rivermouth: Talking Language, Faith, and Immigration with Writer Alejandra Oliva (details)
The first in this year's "Catolicismo, Cultura y Comida" series,* organized by CWCIT and Tepeyac/Catholic Campus Ministry, this event features the award-winning essayist/translator Alejandra Oliva. Drawing on her book,
Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration, Oliva will speak about the connection between immigration and faith in the U.S.
NOVEMBER 4 (details)Faith and Work?
Join Dr. Bill Cavanaugh, DePaul professor of Catholic Studies and CWCIT director, for this talk on the challenges and rewards that come from living out your faith in the workplace. (Cosponsored by
Young Catholic Professionals of Chicago)
NOVEMBER 11 (details)
The Present Challenges Facing Catholics in China
In recent years, religious belief and practice in China have increasingly come under official control. At the same time, in 2018 under Pope Francis, the Vatican entered into a controversial agreement with Chinese authorities on the appointment of bishops. Join Fr. Gianni Criveller, one of the world’s leading experts on the Catholic Church in China (and a former missionary there), as he explains the current circumstances and challenges facing Catholics in China today and discusses the effects of that 2018 Sino-Vatican agreement. What are the future prospects of the Church in these difficult times? (Organized in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame's
McGrath Institute for Church Life)
Spring 2026
APRIL 30 - MAY 1
Pope Leo XIV: From the Americas, For the WorldWorld Catholicism Week 2026 (details)
With the new pope's hometown (and ours!) of Chicago as the backdrop, this conference delves into Leo XIV's new papacy, exploring the unique way that his biography bridges continents. Speakers from around the world—including two from Peru who worked closely with him in the Diocese of Chiclayo—examine Leo’s formative influences, connections between the Americas and other parts of the world, continuities and discontinuities with Pope Francis, and the future of the Church under his leadership, addressing pressing issues like AI, synodality, sexual abuse, and climate change.
(For more information,
please stay tuned to the conference website, which will be updated this fall as we receive speaker bios, etc.)