Rev. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., to deliver 2017 Keeley Vatican Lecture | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Rev. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., to deliver 2017 Keeley Vatican Lecture Rev. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., to deliver 2017 Keeley Vatican Lecture Published: October 03, 2017 Author: Amanda Skofstad Rev. Antonio Spadaro Rev. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., editor-in-chief of the Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica, will deliver the 2017 Terrence R. Keeley Vatican Lecture on Oct. 10 (Tuesday), at 5 p.m., in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.   Spadaro’s lecture, titled “The Geopolitics of Mercy,” will be an exploration of how he believes Pope Francis is dealing with the world and its current political tensions. His July 2017 article, co-authored with Presbyterian pastor Marcelo Figueroa and titled “Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism in the USA,” focused on strategies for political involvement that seem to be based in evangelical values but are instead, in Spadaro's view, ideological.  Controversy over the article has cut across political and confessional lines, producing lively debate on the relationship between faith and politics in America.  Spadaro holds degrees in philosophy, social communications and theology from the University of Messina, the Pontifical Urban University and the Pontifical Gregorian University. He is also a consultor for the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Secretariat for Communications. The Keeley Vatican Lecture provides students and faculty the opportunity to explore questions involving Notre Dame’s Catholic mission with distinguished representatives from the Holy See. The lecture is sponsored annually by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies — an integral part of the Keough School of Global Affairs — and is free and open to the public. A livestream of Spadaro’s lecture will be posted on this page. Contact: Amanda Skofstad, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4313, skofstad@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn