Fr. Emmanuel Katongole Offers Keynote at the Kroc Institute for Strategic Peace Building

Author: Rebekah Go

A medium shot captures a man with short, graying hair and dark skin speaking passionately from behind a clear acrylic lectern, gesturing with his hands while wearing a dark gray patterned blazer over a white clerical shirt and collar, set against a background of a gray wall with vertical panels.

How does spiritual renewal shape international peacebuilding? In this video from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies' 2026 Strategic Peacebuilding Academy, Fr. Emmanuel Katongole draws on Laudato Si’ and the work of Thích Nhất Hạnh, Martin Luther King Jr., Maggy Barankitse and Desmond Tutu to explore why healing and sustainable peace demand more than just policy changes—they require a "profound interior conversion."

Watch the keynote here.