Doctoral Student
Email: gonzaamj@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0002-2052-6320
Theology and Education; Christian ethics and migration; Catholic social teaching; Hispanic ministry
Luis Donaldo González Pacheco is a United States-Mexican theologian and researcher, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Education and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology in Moral Theology (S.T.L.) at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. His research focuses on the intersection of moral theology, global migration, Catholic social teaching, religious education, pastoral ministry, and pastoral theology.
As a native of the United States-Mexico border and a graduate of the Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid, Spain, and Boston College, Luis Donaldo brings a multicultural perspective on the Catholic Church to his theological reflection, research, and ministry with Hispanic communities in the United States.
Luis Donaldo is an active member of the global network Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church and of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States. He also serves as a speaker, a reviewer for theological journals, a theological advisor for some Catholic organizations, and an author for some national and international Catholic media outlets.
Luis Donaldo González Pacheco, Jutta Battenberg Galindo, Luz Elena Arozqueta Villeda, and Pablo Alberto Blanco González. “Retos de La Migración: Perspectivas Teológicas, Pastorales y Sociales Desde la Frontera.” Journal of Moral Theology 10, no. CTEWC Book Series 10 (2026). https://doi.org/10.55476/001c.168902.
Luis Donaldo González Pacheco, "Pontifical Magisterium on Migration: From John XXIII to Francis.” In The Migration Conference 2024 Selected Papers. Compiled by The Migration Conference team. London, U.K.: Transnational Press London, 2024. 277-284.
_______. “Migración e Iglesia en una de las Fronteras Tex-Mex Después de la COVID-19,” Proyección: Teología y Mundo Actual, n. 287 (2022) - Universidad Loyola, Granada: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=8708783.
________. “Las Migraciones en la Propuesta Más Actual de la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia.” Revista Iberoamericana de Teología, n. 33 (2021). - Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México: https://ribet.ibero.mx/index.php/ribet/article/view/81.
________. “Por los que se Nos Van Desencantados. Intuiciones para Atender Pastoralmente.” Razón y Fe, Revista Hispanoamericana de Cultura, t. 282 (2020). – Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid: https://revistas.comillas.edu/index.php/razonyfe/article/view/14676