Catholic Social Thought in Asia: What new challenges? What new opportunities?” This is the title of the Webinar, scheduled for October 22nd, from 10:00 to 12:00 (Rome-Italy local time). The meeting will be an opportunity to reflect on “Overview of the socio-economic problematique. Asia: a Giant Continent on the Move”. To complete the whole thing there will be a round table on Catholic Social Thought and the “Rerum Novarum” in Asia. As soon as the complete programme is ready it will be widely distributed.
Webinar 22 October 2025 from 10 to 12 (Rome time):
Title: Catholic Social Thought in Asia: What new challenges? What new opportunities?
Organized by the FCAPP in cooperation with the Gregorian University, Faculty of Social Science
Introduction and Chair:
- Fr. Peter Lah, Dean of the Faculty of Social Science, Gregorian University
- Paolo Garonna, FCAPP, President
Overview of the socio-economic problematique. Asia: a Giant Continent on the Move
- Roberta Casali, Asian Development Bank, Vice-president for Finance and Risk Management
- Michele Coduri, Deputy Ambassador of Switzerland to Italy and expert in international relations
Roundtable discussion on CST and the “Rerum Novarum” in Asia:
- Fr. Albert Alejo, Gregorian University
- Fr. Selvaraj Arulnathan, Director, Indian Social Institute, Bangalore, India
- Fr. Albertus Bagus Laksana, Rector of the Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
- Fr. Rene Cabag, C.I.C.M., Promoter of the CST Festival at the Maryhill School of Theology, Philippines
- Leland Joseph R. Dela Cruz, Assistant Vice-President, Ateneo de Manila University
- Fred Dubee, former Officer of the UNO, member of the Club of Rome and collaborator of the BGI Genomics
- Christina Kheng, Consultant, Singapore
- Richard Wood, President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California