His Eminence Cardinal Chow SJ, Bishop of Hong Kong is our next exciting guest speaker as part of the Helder Camara Lecture series.

Cardinal Chow is one of the most senior Catholic Church leaders in Asia and an expert at fostering communicaton between his diocese and dioceses in mainland China. Indeed, the theme of his talk, moderated by Fr Dan Madigan SJ, is bridge-building

You won’t want to miss this conversation on bridge-building on Tuesday 16 September, 5pm - 6.30pm at Newman College, Melbourne, moderated by Fr Dan Madigan SJ,

Registrations are essential - be quick, seats are limited!

More information available here.

+ 40 years of Helder Camara Lectures honoured in new book available on the night.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Helder Camara Lecture Series, founded by Br Mark O’Connor FMS, we invite readers to explore Reasons for Hope: Hélder Câmara, Global Catholicism and the Australian Church by historian Julie Thorpe.

Event Date

Tuesday 16 September 2025
6.00pm–7.30pm

Venue

Newman College
887 Swanston Street
Parkville