13:00 Opening Welcome Remarks

13:15-14:45 I – Cold War Ideals
Victoria Basulto (South Bend, Indiana), “Dios, Patria, y Libertad”. Cristeros, Martyrs, and Global Catholicism in Cold War Mexico (1952−1968)
Anna Cant (London), “Trabajando como guerrilleros sueltos”. Transnational Connections and Organizational Challenges in the Work of Unda, International Catholic Association for Radio and Television
Stephan Ruderer (Santiago), Joseph Cardijn, Social Catholicism in Chile and Argentina and Anti-Communism

14:45 Coffee Break

15:15-16:45 II – Missionaries, Humanitarianism, and NGOs
Piotr Kosicki (College Park, Maryland), Chile in Caracas. Pinochet, the Adenauer Foundation, and the End of Venezuela’s Global Leadership
Massimo De Giuseppe (Milano), Indigenous People, Missions and the Cold War. Pius XII’s Missionary Renewal Project in Latin America
Sam Kuijken (Leuven), “Ni whisky ni vodka/Ron sano, sabroso y cubano.”. The Juventud Obrera Cristiana and the Catholic Attempt to shape the Cuban Revolution