A Peacebuilding Discussion with Mary McAleese

  • February 16, 2024
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 CST
  • Rooney Hall in Mundelein Center
  • Department of Theology, rnewman2@luc.edu
  • Free
  • Open to the public.
  • https://www.luc.edu/cas/about/newsevents/marymcaleesevisit/
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    Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland (1997 - 2011), will pay a visit to Loyola University Chicago on Friday, February 16, 2024 to speak at a public, roundtable discussion hosted by the Department of Theology and the College of Arts and Sciences.

    The roundtable, entitled, *The 1998 Good Friday Agreement - The Agreement Between the Political Parties in Northern Ireland and the British and Irish Governments: A Peacebuilding Discussion,* will take place on Friday, February 16, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. CST in Galvin Auditorium in Sullivan Center on Loyola's Lake Shore Campus in Chicago, Illinois.

    The roundtable will be moderated by faculty members in the Department of Theology, Hille Haker, PhD, Richard A. McCormick, S.J., Chair of Catholic Moral Theology, and Miguel Díaz, PhD, John Courtney Murray, S.J., University Chair in Public Service and the 9th Ambassador to the Holy See under President Barack Obama.

    Drs. McAleese, Haker, and Díaz will discuss her commitment to justice and peace in society and the church and her contributions to the peacebuilding process between Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. During her presidency, the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, a historic landmark that has paved the way to end the political and sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.

    Registration is required to attend.