The international congress “Dilating the Faith against the Empire? Portugal, Propaganda Fide and the Catholic Mission”.

During the two days of the meeting, organized by CITCEM|FLUP and the Centro de Estudos de História Religiosa|Universidade Católica Portuguesa, there will be three keynote speakers and 11 lecturers divided into 4 thematic tables, as well as 3 guests at a round table on mission today, which will include Archbishop D. Luiz Fernando Lisboa, missionary and former Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique.

During this meeting it is intended to have a historical analysis and debate around the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide, the last of the Roman Congregations established before the century. XX, highlighting its importance as a producer of documentary memory that mirrors the projects and interventions in the material vicilizations of the Western and Eastern worlds. This congress also aims to encourage a rethinking of local and global organizations and their historical and ethical challenges in the contemporary world.

The event is free to attend and does not require prior registration.

For more information, please visit the meeting’s website: https://congressopropagand.wixsite.com/website

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