Emmanuel Katongole
Department of Theology; Keough School of Global Affairs
Professor of theology and peace studies
- Global Catholicism
- Theology and Peace Studies
- Reconciliation
- Politics and Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Political Theology
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Ten years after Pope Francis' Laudato Si', Catholic ecologists assess its impact on Africa
August 01, 2025
“Ten years ago, Pope Francis made a bold call to care for our common home,” said the Rev. Emmanuel Katongole, a Catholic priest and Notre Dame professor of theology and peace studies who co-founded the institute, in his opening remarks.
Monitor (Uganda)
Vatican’s Cardinal Turkson to grace environment conference in Uganda
July 21, 2025
Fr. Emmanuel Katongole, a professor of Theology and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, and lead organiser of the conference, said the participants convening at Bethany Land Institute in Luweero District will reflect on the 10-year journey of implementing Pope Francis' encyclical letter on care of 'Mother Earth' (Laudato Si).
Black Catholic Messenger
Black Catholic books of note (2025 edition)
March 07, 2025
An edited volume of essays on the topic of racism, this book comes courtesy of two African priests known for their work in Rome and the United States. Turkson currently serves as chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. [Emmanuel] Katongole, a priest of the Archdiocese of Kampala, serves as a professor of theology and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame.