CWCIT (World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology)

The Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology (CWCIT) at DePaul University is a center of research & reflection on the Church in the global South.

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We're very proud to partner w/the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization on "The Church of the Sheaves," a new global formation program co-directed by our own @stanchuilo; it kicked off last week in Rome with its 1st international conference. LEARN MORE: https://t.co/BKrj46dvVf

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CWCIT Fellowship Reminder
There’s still time to apply for the 2027-28 and 2028-29 research fellowships!
Selected fellows benefit from a monthly stipend, travel reimbursement to/from Chicago, office space, support, and library access.

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[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Back in Peru—a country he called home for more than two decades—Pope Leo XIV spoke to authorities, civil society and members of the diplomatic corps in his first public address at the “Gran Teatro Nacional” in Lima.

“This return visit holds a very special meaning for me,” he explained, adding that his connection to Peru began long before he was the bishop of Chiclayo. “For years, I shared in the lives of its people, listened to their concerns, and learned from their faith,” the Pope underlined.

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[Christopher Lamb @ctrlamb]

Pope Leo XIV in Peru: "many opened the doors of their homes to me, shared their table with me —and, of course, some good ceviche — and made me feel like one of their own.

"In 2015, I received Peruvian citizenship. That act symbolized a bond that this people had been weaving into my life long before...That is why I can tell you, with deep gratitude, that I am also returning to my homeland."

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👏CONGRATS 👏to our friend and former visiting research fellow, Emmanuel Katongole!!

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[ACI Africa @EWTNNewsAfrica]

Pope Leo XIV has appointed three Africans with experience in theology, peacebuilding, rural development, humanitarian action and advocacy as Consultors of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

The appointees are Fr. Emmanuel Katongole, a Ugandan theologian and peace studies scholar; Omer S. Combary, a Burkinabè economist specializing in agricultural economics and rural development; and Lucy Afandi Esipila, the Kenyan-born Regional Executive Secretary of Caritas Africa.

The three were among 12 new Consultors named in appointments announced by the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday, August 18: https://t.co/EW7bK502a5

[GlobalSistersReport @sistersreport]

A new Italian documentary, "Agnus Dei," follows the Benedictine sisters who care for two lambs whose wool becomes part of a vestment for the pope and archbishops — a centuries-old tradition.
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[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

Pope Leo returns to what is expected to be a national party in his second homeland of Peru https://t.co/07EryTpwaV

[OSV News @OSVNews]

650,000 gathered for Mass today with Pope Leo in Cordoba, Argentina: https://t.co/5yh4LKJI6m

[Ines San Martin @inesanma]

Also, one of the greatest chanticles rewrites ever?: "How beautiful it would be if everything we do could become an act of praise. Perhaps today we could sing: Art and culture, bless the Lord. Games and sports, bless the Lord. Science and technology, bless the Lord. Social media and screens, bless the Lord. Music and soccer, bless the Lord. Let everything that exists bless the Lord and praise him with hymns forever!"

[OSV News @OSVNews]

Hundreds of thousands attend a youth vigil with Pope Leo at the Monumento de los Españoles in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 10. The Vatican estimated that approximately one million people would attend this evening’s vigil.

📷: @Reuters
#argentina #buenosaires #papaleon #papaleonxiv #catolicos

[Emilce Cuda @CudaEmilce]

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[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Leo XIV underscored the importance of upholding human dignity during his address to social movements and the world of work at the Catholic University of Buenos Aires in Argentina on Monday, November 9.

He reflected on the principles of the Church’s Social Doctrine, emphasizing that the “first and most fundamental” of these is “the dignity of the human person.”

The Pope highlighted the importance of promoting the common good, insisting that it “requires us to overcome sterile individualism and corporatist utilitarianism.”

[Rich Raho @RichRaho]

Pope Leo in Argentina; “Democracy is also strengthened by the daily conduct of public life: through willingness to listen, through careful use of words, through the patient search for agreement, and through the ability to see those who think differently as fellow citizens with whom we share a common future. In this way, a spirit of trust is created, one that enables a society to deal with its differences without losing sight of the things that keep it united.”

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Human beings do not flourish in spite of their limitations, but often through them. It is precisely when our limitations become tangible in our lives that we can discover a new wisdom, experience the closeness of others, and encounter the presence of the Lord. #ApostolicJourney #Argentina #MagnificaHumanitas

[Ines San Martin @inesanma]

I am struggling, perhaps more than at any point since joining this platform and becoming a Vaticanista, to find the words for what we lived tonight.

Pope Leo XIV met with more than a million young people in Buenos Aires just now.

He listened to a young man who overcame drug addiction after the Church welcomed him, fed him and gave him somewhere to sleep. He listened to a young woman who resisted, and then freely embraced, her vocation to religious life — discovering that what she had considered arriving too late was really the story of “a God who knows how to wait.”

He kissed babies. He listened as young Argentines sang beloved Catholic songs such as “Maranatha.” Young content creators spoke about Martín Fierro. There was contemporary tango, folkloric dancing and Nahuel Pennisi singing one of the great songs of Argentine culture: “Who says all is lost? I come to offer my heart.”

There were candles, flags, tears, laughter and a sea of young people who had arrived with movements, parishes and families — and many who came alone.

Pope Leo drew from Pope Francis’ unforgettable invitation to a Church for “everyone, everyone, everyone,” saying he wanted to use it as an inspiration for “what it means to live as disciples of Jesus: everyone toward Christ, everyone with Christ, everyone like Christ.”

He spoke to those raised close to the Church and those only now beginning to seek Christ; to those who had stopped praying, walked away or been wounded by people who should have accompanied them.

“There is a place for you in the Church, with your questions, your wounds and your story,” he told them. “This is your home too.”

It will take me some time to articulate just how extraordinary these past few days have been for me. I have always been proud to be Argentine. After these days, I am even more so.

But pride cannot be the only fruit of what we have lived.

When he arrived, Pope Leo reminded us that “no generation builds its homeland from scratch. It inherits it.” He then expressed a hope that now feels like a task entrusted to every Argentine: “May those who come after you inherit a united homeland, worthy of its history and the possibilities it holds.”

Tonight, for a few hours at least, that united homeland felt possible.

Now comes the harder part: carrying home the joy, setting aside the ideological contempt that has wounded us for too long, and daring to build together the nation we say we dream of.

Or, as Pope Leo told the young people tonight: “May your lives become pages of the Gospel, written in the ink of mercy.”

May Argentina write the next page well.

(Photos from Reuters via @OSVNews)

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

On his final day in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV proposes a journey of reconciliation, enlightenment, communion and mission, and calls for the faithful of Argentina to “build bridges of charity and networks of solidarity.”
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[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Today idols arise and demand our worship: success at any cost, money, an obsession with appearance, popularity, or the unrestrained pursuit of pleasure. Sometimes, in order to win the approval of others, we may go so far as to lie, betray, or humiliate someone on social media. Do not bow down before anything that cannot give you life. And if you have ever fallen, get back up. Do not allow anything or anyone to take away the freedom God has given you. #ApostolicJourney #Argentina

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Today, at the house of Our Mother of Luján, my thoughts turn in a special way to our beloved Pope Francis, who always carried the 'Patroncita morena' in his heart. He taught us through his life always to love and venerate her. He continues to teach us this lesson from the place he chose for his burial, which is located so close to an icon of the Blessed Mother. #ApostolicJourney #Argentina

[Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9]

Wednesday Windy City Wake-Up. This morning's sunrise in Chicago. #weather #chicago #ilwx #news

[GlobalSistersReport @sistersreport]

Catholic sisters in South Africa are protecting girls, accompanying survivors and challenging the culture of violence that turns homes into danger zones.
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