Antonio Lemos is a Catholic moral theologian and teaching scholar in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his PhD at Notre Dame with a dissertation titled "The Right to Travel and Dwell in Francisco de Vitoria and Domingo de Soto: A Historical Retrieval of the Right to Migrate in Catholic Social Teaching." His scholarship focuses on Catholic social teaching, migration ethics, and the School of Salamanca.
The Church has a long tradition of generous care for migrants, while allowing room for legitimate regulation.
Date posted: 2026-02-28