Óscar Romero and Catholic Social Teaching

Part of the Romero Days 2025 Conference, this public session will launch the book Óscar Romero and Catholic Social Teaching (University of Notre Dame Press, 2024), which explores the life, mission, and writings of martyred Salvadorian archbishop St. Óscar Romero in the light of contemporary work for justice and human development. Edited by Kellogg faculty fellow Todd Walatka, the book brings together 14 leading scholars on both Romero and Catholic social teaching, combining essays that contextualize Romero’s engagement historically and focus on the challenges facing Christian communities today.

Books will be available for purchase and signing by the editor and many chapter authors that will be present.

Discussants

Meghan Clark
Professor of Moral Theology
St John’s University, New York

Kevin Coleman
Associate Professor of History
University of Toronto

José Henríquez Leiva
Doctoral Student in Human Rights Law
University of Galway (Ireland)