The Keeley Vatican Lecture
The Nanovic Institute deepens Notre Dame’s connection to the Holy See by bringing distinguished representatives from the Vatican to Notre Dame to explore questions involving Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. Generously supported by Terrence R. Keeley, the lecture is now in its second decade. Each year’s lecturer is chosen by the Institute in close consultation with its Advisory Board and the Notre Dame administration.
Past Keeley Vatican Lecturers
The Geopolitics of Mercy
Rev. Antonio Spadaro, S.J.
Editor in Chief of La Civiltà Cattolica
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Ukraine, Democratic Revolution, and the Challenges of a Catholic University
Bishop Borys Gudziak (2016)
Eparch of the Paris Eparchy of Saint Volodymyr the Great
President of the Ukrainian Catholic University
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The Holy See’s Higher Education Policy
from St. John Paul II to Pope Francis
Rev. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O. (2016)
Undersecretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education
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The Catholic Church in Ireland and Pope Francis:
Legacy and Transformation
Archbishop Charles J. Brown (2015)
Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
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Interview about the Keeley Vatican Lecture (Redeemer Radio)
The Role of the Church in Contemporary Society
Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (2014)
President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
The Origins of Vatican II
Walter Cardinal Kasper (2013)
President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
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The Second Vatican Council Ahead of Us
Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (2012)
Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education in Seminaries and Institutes of Study
The Social Message of the Church in the Context of Contemporary Challenges
Reinhard Cardinal Marx (2010)
Cardinal Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Germany
Catholicism and Secularism in Contemporary Europe
Angelo Cardinal Amato, S.D.B. (2009)
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
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Catholicism and Islam: Points of Convergence and Divergence, Encounter and Cooperation
Archbishop Celestino Migliore (2008)
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
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The Holy See's Portal to the World
Dr. Francesco Buranelli (2007)
Director of the Vatican Museums
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Challenges Facing American and European Catholic Universities:
A View from the Vatican
Archbishop Michael J. Miller, C.S.B. (2006)
Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education in Seminaries and Institutes of Study
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From Notre Dame to the Vatican and Home Again:
An Insider's View from the Papacy of John Paul II
Monsignor Charles J. Brown (2005)
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
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