What are the responsibilities and opportunities of young Latino leaders to act on their faith in public life? How can Pope Francis’ message, Catholic ethics, and social teaching shape the work of Latino leaders in the United States and Latin America? What are opportunities and obstacles related to Latino participation in politics and the Church? How should Catholic values help shape US policy toward Latin America, now and in the future?
This was the Second Gathering of the Catholic Latino Leadership Initiative, or Iniciativa de Liderazgo Católico, and included time for questions, discussion, networking, and a reception. The discussion was led by Father Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, Lydia Dibos, and Ambassador Roger Noriega. The Catholic Latino Leadership Initiative is for Latino leaders 40 and under seeking to explore how their faith, Catholic Social Thought, and work connect in their professional life now and in the future.
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- Father Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J. is the Charles S. Casassa Chair of Catholic Social Values and professor of Theological Studies and rector of the Jesuit Community at Loyola Marymount University. Former director of the Office of Cultural Diversity in the Church at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Lydia Dibos is the senior advisor for Hispanic outreach for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and former senior program manager in Guatemala for the CRS response to Hurricane Mitch.
- Ambassador Roger Noriega is a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, former assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs (Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean), and a former U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States.