In a time of ecological, social, and existential crises, Laudato Si’ calls us not only to awareness but to hope — a hope that is active, grounded in faith, and open to scientific and intercultural wisdom. This panel will explore how the Church’s Social Teaching and the vision of integral ecology offer a path toward renewal: a way of seeing the world where everything is connected: the human and the natural, the spiritual and the political, the local and the global. It is a call to conversion, but also to confidence that transformation is possible when we walk together with humility and courage.
This event is free and open to the public.
About Mauricio López Oropeza
Mexican by birth, Ecuadorian by adoption, and Amazonian by choice. Mauricio López Oropeza is the former Director of the Center for Pastoral Action of CELAM and is responsible for the methodology and listening process of the First Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean. He was the first Executive Secretary and co-founder of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), as well as co-founder and current lay Vice President of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA).
Oropeza is the founding Director of the Amazon University Program (PUAM) and is a former member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. He is an Ignatian layperson and member of the Christian Life Community (CLC), of which he served as World President from 2013 to 2018. He's a member of the methodological and facilitation team for the Synod on Synodality. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Higher Education with a concentration in Catholic University Leadership at Boston College.
