Verbiest Institute KU Leuven for Sino-Mongol studies presents the 15th International Conference on ‘Church and Society’ in China and the West from 3 till 6 September 2024.

Scholars from various countries gather in Leuven to discuss topics taken from Cardinal Joseph De Kesel’s book: “Faith & Religion in a Secular Society”

The ideas of the Cardinal formulated in this publication are the basis for a continuous dialogue between the Church and Society.

From both a pastoral as well as an academic angle of vision, experts will try to formulate an answer to the question on how to build a relation between “Church and Society” in our time, seen from one’s own specific culture.

Three subtopics

• Secularisation - Obstacles and opportunities
• Vatican II - Still a work to do
• Option for Dialogue - With China and the world

Panel of experts

• Cardinal Joseph De Kesel
• Bp. Eric de Moulins-Beaufort
• Bp. Johannes Hendriks
• Bp. Guo Jincai
• Fr. Charles Phukuta CICM
• Fr. Jeroom Heyndrickx CICM
• Dom Bernardus Peeters OCSO
• Prof. Fr. Tomas Halik

Registration is required.

pieter.ackerman@fvi.kuleuven.be
www.kuleuven.be/verbiest