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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الأحد ١٨ تشرين الأول ٢٠٢٦، قام غبطة الكاردينال بييرباتيستا بيتسابالا، بطريرك القدس للاتين، بزيارة راعوية إلى رعية البشارة في عين عريك، حيث كان في إستقباله الأب فراس عبد ربه، كاهن الرعية، بالإضافة إلى رهبان وراهبات عائلة البشارة الصغيرة، حيث ترأس غبطته القداس الإلهي في كنيسة الرعية، والتقى بالمؤمنين في أجواء إيمانية وروحية مفعمة بالمحبة والرجاء، عبّر خلالها عن قربه الأبوي من أبناء الرعية، مؤكّدًا أهمية الثبات في الإيمان والشهادة للمسيح، قد شكّلت الزيارة مناسبة لتعزيز الروابط الروحية بين الراعي وأبناء رعيته، وتجديد الرجاء في قلوب المؤمنين، الذين عبّروا عن فرحتهم بهذه الزيارة الأبوية. On Sunday, October 18, 2026, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, made a pastoral visit to the Latin Parish of the Annunciation in Ein Arik, where he was welcomed by Fr. Firas Abd Rabbo, the parish priest, along with the monks and nuns of the Little Annunciation Family. During his visit, the Patriarch celebrated Sunday Mass, and met with the parishoners, listening to them, he expressed his paternal closeness to the parish community, emphasizing the importance of remaining steadfast in faith and bearing witness to Christ. The visit provided an opportunity to strengthen the spiritual bonds between the shepherd and his flock and to renew hope in the hearts of the faithful, who expressed their appreciation for this paternal visit.
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🎥 Robert Ellsberg interviews James Finley, author of Thomas Merton: Turning to the Mystics. Drawing on his years as Merton's student at Gethsemani, Finley explores Merton's enduring wisdom and contemplative legacy. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=LiTD5Cj-… 📖 orbisbooks.com/products/thom…
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OCTOBER 19 | NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS Today, we honour Saints Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf, and companions, whose courage, faith, and sacrifice continue to inspire us to proclaim Christ's love through selfless service and compassion.
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This is precisely what it means to “give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s”: to be truthful, free from servile fear or hypocrisy, free to do good. Let us pray to the Lord to help us live in this way. #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 22:15-21)
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The Care for Aging Sisters Association focuses on awareness, training, health insurance policy coverage, pension plans and collaboration with education institutions to transform care for aging sisters. globalsistersreport.org/keny…
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The latest issue of Studies in World Christianity has landed! The theme of this special issue is "Christianity, Democracy, and Nationalism," based on #YaleEdin2025 and edited by Dr Pedro Feitoza. Check it out 👉🏼 cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2026/10/st…
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Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American to lead the Catholic Church. But the path that brought him there stretched from Chicago’s South Side to decades of missionary work in Peru and ultimately to the highest ranks of the Vatican. to.pbs.org/4j0Ada9
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Autumn in Chicago’s Lincoln Park.
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⭐️LUJÁN🌟 ESPERANDO A LEÓN XIV. 💥 “PRIMER FORO LATINOAMERICANO Y CARIBEÑO DE CIUDADES CON SANTUARIOS MARIANOS”💥 @CelamWeb @puentesPCAL
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Our partners at Solidarity with South Sudan gathered in Juba to reflect on 18 years of mission and plan for the future. Read about their Annual Assembly: buff.ly/JUxk3Dy #SouthSudan #FiS
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Pope Leo has appointed 24 members of the International Theological Commission and renews the mandates of 6 others who served during its previous five-year term. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/…
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I would like to thank all those who have prayed for me in recent days. I wish to express my particular gratitude to the doctors, nurses and all the staff of the Gemelli Hospital. This experience has made me feel particularly close to all those who are living with illness or infirmity. Now that I have overcome this delicate phase I will gradually resume my activities, always with God’s help and your prayers.
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AI and the Common Good—What’s To Be Done? Who holds power over AI? Whose values does it serve? What can we do about it? Friday, Oct. 23 | 12:00-2:00pm CT Hybrid (DePaul’s Loop Campus + Zoom) Free of charge + open to all Registration required: luma.com/utblk74q
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Anti-immigrant sentiment remains prevalent, but we believe the Church and all people of goodwill can share stories of welcome to help shift the narrative. ➡️ Check out #NeighborsNotStrangers: clinic.shorthandstories.com
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Here at the border, we’ve seen the real human impacts of policies for decades. Learn about what’s happening on the ground and the test before us in the fight for reform in this week’s #FronteraDispatch.
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"We stand with the youth in their fight for justice," said Sr. Maria Nirmalini, leader of India's more than 100,000 Catholic nuns globalsistersreport.org/cath…
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At @BorgoLaudatoSi, @jesuitczerny, Prefect Emeritus of @vaticanIHD, received from Fr. Donohue, President of @VillanovaU, the inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal. “Thanks to God, to you here, to my parents and to everyone hearing the cry of the poor, and the earth” 🌿
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