We recognize our New Directors and Editorial Members who will serve on the Board of Concilium from 2025. Board Directors: Carlos Schickendantz (Chile) Stephan van Erp (Belgium) Board Members: Ma. Maricel S. Ibita (Philippines) Nora K. Nonterah (Ghana) Brian D. Robinette (USA)Read More

On 9 July 2025, a panel on “Thinking Toward a Global Catholic Intellectual Network” was convened at the European Academy of Religion (EuARe) conference in Vienna, Austria, co-sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California (USA) and Concilium: International Journal of Theology. Moderated by the presidents of each sponsoringRead More

Concilium is committed to enhancing its online presence through a stronger social media strategy, with the aim of increasing engagement and promoting the journal’s latest issues. We are now available in: Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, and Bluesky.Read More

We are grateful and proud to be able to announce that two new members were added to the Board during the annual meeting. This is an extraordinary co-option, as the Board normally provides for only 20 members. However, next year many of the Board are coming to the end of their cooperation with Concilium, andRead More

Concilium’s annual meeting concluded last Sunday… As always, the discussion was useful and there is quite a bit of news. We will slowly tell you about them. At the moment just a wonderful photo of the members present in Nairobi: starting from the left, Carlos Mendoza-Álvarez, Catherine Cornille, Carlos Schickendantz, Margareta Gruber, Michel Andraos, SusanRead More

« Catholic inter-religious Marriage in a Moslem Country » by: Al. Andang L. BinawanJakarta (IDN) Table of contents – Tabla de contenidos – 目錄 Inhaltübersicht – Italiano – Tabela de conteúdo – Table de matières A. Preliminary Notes The 1983 Code of Canon Law can be understood as an opus magnum of the Catholic Church in theRead More

« The Motu proprio Mitis iudex dominus Iesus. Opportunities, challenges and potential pitfalls » by: Hildegard WarninkLeuven (BE) Table of contents – Tabla de contenidos – 目錄 Inhaltübersicht – Italiano – Tabela de conteúdo – Table de matières Introduction On 27 August 2014, Pope Francis established a commission to study the reform of the canonical marriageRead More

« Ecumenism and the Reform of Canon Law » by: George NedungattErnakulam (IN) Table of contents – Tabla de contenidos – 目錄 Inhaltübersicht – Italiano – Tabela de conteúdo – Table de matières The question about the proper ‘juridical form’ of the Church is an eminently ecumenical problem. … The ‘juridicism’ of the Roman CatholicRead More

« Theology and Canon Law: Journeying Together » by: Felix WilfredMadras (IN) Table of contents – Tabla de contenidos – 目錄 Inhaltübersicht – Italiano – Tabela de conteúdo – Table de matières Introduction Canon law and theology are not polar opposites as is often made out to be, but part of a common journey ofRead More

« Legal Relevance of Canon Law » by: Rik TorfsLeuven (BE) Table of contents – Tabla de contenidos – 目錄 Inhaltübersicht – Italiano – Tabela de conteúdo – Table de matières 1. Putting the problematic and desire for reform in perspective Canon law is not only a matter of well formulated legislation, also its concreteRead More