Center for Social Concerns to assess 50-year legacy of Populorum Progressio | 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 › Center for Social Concerns to assess 50-year legacy of Populorum Progressio Center for Social Concerns to assess 50-year legacy of Populorum Progressio Published: March 06, 2017 Author: JP Shortall The University of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns will hold its biennial Catholic social tradition conference on March 23-25 at McKenna Hall. This year’s conference, “The Soul of Development: 50th Anniversary of Populorum Progressio,” will bring together more than 80 international scholars and practitioners of Catholic social tradition to discuss the central themes of Pope Paul VI’s 1967 encyclical, Populorum Progressio (On the Development of Peoples). The encyclical was important in the late 1960s for calling attention to the increasing marginalization of the poor in the developing world. Since then, it has provided the basis for the Catholic Church’s integral approach to human development. Pope Paul VI wrote in the encyclical that “development cannot be limited to mere economic growth. In order to be authentic, it must be complete: integral, that is, it has to promote the good of every person and of all humanity.” “The center has hosted the Catholic social tradition conference every other year since 2011, and it continues to grow both in size and importance,” said Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C., Leo and Arlene Hawk Director of the Center for Social Concerns. “Populorum Progressio is a seminal document; we’re looking forward to the productive conversation it will generate.” The conference will open Thursday evening with an original musical performance by a Notre Dame student ensemble. During the course of the three days, there will be five keynote addresses, more than 50 colloquium presentations and five workshops discussing the influence of the encyclical — and addressing themes such as economic justice, international development, solidarity with the poor, peace-building and globalization. “This biennial conference remains one of the few events that gathers the best minds and practitioners of the Catholic social tradition so that the University of Notre Dame can be a place of engaged thinking with the Church,” said Bill Purcell, associate director of Catholic social tradition and practice at the Center for Social Concerns and organizer of the conference. Keynote speakers will include Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines; Sean Callahan, president and CEO, Catholic Relief Services; Sister Ana Maria Pineda, associate professor of religious studies, Santa Clara University; Stephen J. Pope, professor of theology, Boston College; and Stefano Zamagni, professor of economics, University of Bologna. Contact: Bill Purcell, Center for Social Concerns, 574-631-9473, wpurcell@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