The election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV), a Chicago native whose parents attended DePaul University, invites us to take a closer look at the connection between the Vincentian family and the papacy. 

This symposium, organized by the Vincentian Studies Institute here at DePaul, gathers scholars from around the country and the world to deliver eight presentations that connect the Vincentian family—defined as all lay and religious, male and female branches, organizations, and community members with ties to Vincent de Paul—to the papacy.

The symposium acts as a complement to Pope Leo XIV: From the Americas, For the World, a conference that begins on the Lincoln Park Campus the next day, April 30; it is hosted by the Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology.

:: SPEAKERS ::

• Matthieu Brejon de Lavergnee, PhD (Dennis H. Holtschneider Chair of Vincentian Studies—DePaul University) 
• Joseph Tuan Viet Cao, CM (Vincentian Missionary & Scholar, Province of Vietnam)
• Anthony E. Clark, PhD (Professor of Chinese History—Whitworth University; Spokane, WA, USA)
• Arvin D. Eballo, PhD (Professor of Catholic Theology—University of Santo Tomas; Manila, Philippines)
• Mia B. Eballo (Academic Coordinator—De La Salle University; Manila, Philippines)
• Carol E. Harrison, PhD (Professor of History—University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC, USA) 
• Serhiy Pavlish, CM (General Procurator—Congregation of the Mission; Rome, Italy)
• María Paz Valdés, PhD (Institute of History—University of the Andes; Santiago, Chile)
• Gabriel Naranjo Salazar, CM (President—CLAPVI, the Latin American Conference of Vincentian Provinces; Colombia)
• Simone Zurawski, PhD (Department of History of Art & Architecture, DePaul University) 

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:: SCHEDULE ::

Welcome
9:00-9:30am—Coffee & light breakfast items
9:30-9:45am—Introduction: Vincentians, the Papacy, and Pope Leo XIV’s Election (Matthieu Brejon de Lavergnee)

Morning Session—Making a Saint, Building a Religious Family
9:45-10:10am—The Papacy & Saint Vincent de Paul: Ecclesial Fidelity & Communion (Joseph Tuan Viet Cao)
10:10-10:35am—The Processus of Saint Vincent de Paul, 1729 to 1737: Art Historical Ramifications (Simone Zurawski)
10:35-11:05—Break
11:05-11:30am—From Rome to Beijing: Vincentians, the Papacy, and the Propaganda Fide (Anthony E. Clark)
11:30-11:55am—Vincentian Socio-Ecological Engagement in the Philippines: Responding to the Call of Laudato Si’ (Arvin D. Eballo and Mia B. Eballo)
11:55am-12:25pm—Discussion

Midday Break 
12:30-2:00pm—A break for lunch on your own 

Afternoon Session—From Rome and the World
2:00-2:25pm—The Ozanam Family in Rome (Carol E. Harrison)
2:25-2:50pm—The Congregation of the Mission and the Institutions of the Holy See: A Long & Fruitful Relationship (Serhiy Pavlish, CM)
2:50-3:15pm—‘Pour être d’excellentes infirmières, techniquement parlant’: Pius XI, the Daughters of Charity, and the Professionalization of Nursing in Chile (19th-20th c.) (María Paz Valdés)
3:15-3:45pm—Break
3:45-4:10pm—Latin American Identity, the Church, and Charism in Service, Evangelization, and Commitment to the Poor (Gabriel Naranjo Salazar, CM)
4:10-4:40pm—Discussion