In the African Forum, Anthony Egan shares from his experiences exploring the moral challenges of populism in our related Virtual Table. catholicethics.com/forum/the-da...

In this month’s Emerging Scholars’ Forum, Federico Cinocca cautions about the cooptation of gender ideology for far-right populist aims through an Italian case study.

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"El coloquio... se configuró en un espacio de verdadero diálogo... teniendo presente que «la frontera no es un límite, sino un espacio de encuentro, compasión y misión» " -- Luz Elena Arozqueta Villeda christus.jesuitasmexico.org/fronteras-qu...

In the North American Forum, Christina McRorie highlights the potential of maternal humanism to sensitize our gaze in the face of political violence and cultural hostilities. catholicethics.com/forum/where-...

In the Latin American and Caribbean Forum, Cleusa Caldeira denounces the violent and colonizing forces harming Afro-diasporic and Indigenous religious cultures in Brazil.

Read coverage of the recent event, created by the CTEWC Migrations and Borders virtual table, by member Luis Donaldo González in Vatican News: www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

We are delighted that the print version of "Plastic Pollution, Theological Ethics, and the Call of Laudato Si'" is now available from Wipf and Stock! @ctewc.bsky.social wipfandstock.com/979838525533...

In the European Forum, Gregor Buss continues his reflections on the Israel-Hamas war in light of insights from prominent scholars of Jewish military ethics.

In the African Forum, Reginald Nalugala takes up Gen Z riots in Kenya and Nepal to probe the concerns and values of the next generation. catholicethics.com/forum/the-ge...

From Indonesia, Dionius Bismoko Mahamboro frames recent nationwide riots there in terms of structural sins that lead to despair. catholicethics.com/forum/anatom...

In the Emerging Scholars’ Forum, Carlo Calleja provides pointers on fostering more constructive, synodal public debates in contrast to dangerous counterexamples of our day.

This review in Jesuits Ireland by Kevin Hargaden highlights the recent inter-continental meeting of CTEWC network members: "For me, it was encouraging to discover how challenges we face in Ireland resonate with those encountered in Africa, Asia, and Latin America." jesuit.ie/news/theolog...

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In the African Forum, Anselm Ngetwa analyzes how particular moralities mediate common morality. catholicethics.com/forum/common...

In the North American Forum, Mary Jo Iozzio summons readers to disrupt the “momentum of the Trump administration’s cruelty” in light of its latest developments. catholicethics.com/forum/cruelt...

From Ireland, Suzanne Mulligan brings lenses of human dignity and “costly solidarity” to conditions in Gaza. catholicethics.com/forum/gaza/

From Australia, Carol Ong outlines health care professionals’ growing experience of “moral disequilibrium.” catholicethics.com/forum/moral-...

In the Latin American and Caribbean Forum, Carola Montero underscores the imperative of listening to victims of ecclesiastical abuse as an ethical and epistemic act in the face of moral damage.

In September’s Emerging Scholars’ Forum, Craig Ford calls us to cultivate solidarity and indigenous justice as a Church, by drawing upon queer theory’s indictment of the heteronormative imaginary.

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Teólogos del mundo reflexionan en Boston sobre los desafíos éticos del siglo XXI

See this article for a review of the recent planning conference, "Discerning Paths of Hope for a More Just World." “Perhaps our task is not to give hope, but rather, through our work, to be a sign of hope—and for hope—for so many who need it today” - Pablo A. Blanco

From July 17 to 19, members of the CTEWC network from all five regions gathered in Boston for a planning conference titled "Discerning Hopeful Pathways for a More Just World." We are grateful to all who participated and engaged in synodal sharing of hopes for the future of global theological ethics!

In the North American Forum, Kate Ward uses the case of sex-selective, IVF and Catholic transgender narratives to probe the gifted nature of gender in a culture that commodifies it. catholicethics.com/forum/is-gen...

In the Latin American and Caribbean Forum, Emile Cuda draws on Inter Mirifica to illuminate responsible social communication amid technological distortions. catholicethics.com/forum/agenda...

In the European Forum, guest contributor Stefano Intropido traces the evolution of Catholic pastoral care for migrants, favoring a “faith-based hospitality” as Pope Leo continues its development. catholicethics.com/forum/sacred...

From Vietnam, Nhu Y Lan Tran outlines Pope Francis’s “theology of incarnation” as central to his legacy in moral theology. catholicethics.com/forum/some-h...

From South Africa, Anthony Egan warns of the challenges posed by the “populism trap.” catholicethics.com/forum/the-on...

In this month’s Junior Scholars’ Forum, Claudia Montes de Oca Ayala lifts up the biblical narratives of Ruth, Sarah, Anna, Deborah, and Mary as exemplars of trust in God and resistance amid adversity. catholicethics.com/forum/resili...

We are pleased to announce the publication of the 7th volume in the joint JMT/CTEWC book series, entitled "Plastic Pollution, Theological Ethics, & the Call of Laudato Si’", edited by Andrea Vicini, SJ, Philip Landrigan, & Karen Bullock. @ctewc.bsky.social jmt.scholasticahq.com/issue/12557

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In the North American Forum, Mary Doyle Roche summons us to concrete collective practices in response to executive actions upending US higher education. catholicethics.com/forum/collec...

From Germany, Katharina Klöcker raises key ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence and its diffusion of human responsibility.

From Cameroon, Solange Ngah reflects on the relationship of divine gifts of freedom and charity to human ecological action. catholicethics.com/forum/the-vi...

Cesar Kuzma underscores the urgency of peacebuilding for theology in light of the violence wracking our world and Pope Leo’s first Urbi et Orbi greeting in the Latin American and Caribbean Forum. catholicethics.com/forum/supera...

In the wake of midterm elections in the Philippines, Eric Genilo laments the harms of widespread patronage politics in the Asian and Oceanian Forum. catholicethics.com/forum/patron...

In the Junior Scholars’ Forum, Ann Mary Madavanakkad sets Pope Francis’s reforms concerning women’s roles within ecclesial structures against their relevant historical backdrop. catholicethics.com/forum/pope-f...

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Writing from Mexico, Luis Gustavo Meléndez-Guerrero invites us to enter into the mystery of everyday life to “unlearn” and encounter its mysticism, drawing on the poetry of Octavio Paz.

From the United States, Kate Jackson-Meyer employs theology, psychology, and insights from Pope Francis to encourage us on the path of forgiveness.

In the African Forum, Anthonia Ojo underscores the themes promoted in Dignitas Infinita and the Jubilee Year of Hope in the context of poverty and insecurity in Nigeria.

In the Asian and Oceanean Forum, Osamu Takeuchi reflects on humility and self-deprecation in light of accounts that young people in Japan lack self-esteem.

In the European Forum, Maryana Hnyp narrates the multivalent, transgenerational grief borne by migrants.

In this month’s Junior Scholars’ Forum, Kiran Kumar analyzes the erosion of social trust in India and how the church is poised to fuel its restoration.

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In the North American forum, Thomas Massaro analyzes Trump's misuse of executive power and the domestic and international repercussions for democracy and rule of law.

CTEWC mourns the loss of Pope Francis. The church and world have been marked by his prophetic witness, summons to the peripheries, and exemplary leadership. We remain grateful for his support for our network, inc. at our 2017 audience and his 2018 message to our international conference in Sarajevo.

In the European Forum, Sigrid Müller considers whether synodal discernment processes can transform non-simultaneity of moral attitudes in local churches or between continental regions of the Church.

In the African forum, Peter Knox considers growing threats facing migrants and refugees seeking asylum.