The change was in “no way” a response to the C.C.H.D.’s persistent online critics, an archdiocesan official says.

This week, your faithful hosts are in the hot seat.

At the 2017 gathering, organizers offered Catholic speakers that tackled racism, immigration, climate change, socioeconomic inequality, prison reform and other forms of social exclusion. 

Catholic universities need to study the root causes of forced migration and ways to counter discrimination, Pope Francis said.

Watch talks by James Martin, S.J., Sister Simone Campbell and more here.

Many of Guthrie's songs focused on on social issues, especially those involving migrant workers.