Leo-Martin Angelo R. Ocampo

Leo-Martin Angelo R. Ocampo teaches Theology, Philosophy, and Sociology at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, where he is also pursuing his doctoral degree in Theology. He graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Philosophy (Pre-Divinity Track), while undergoing formation in San José Major Seminary, and completed his Master of Arts degree, major in Theological Studies, in 2015 at Loyola School of Theology. He had previously taught Christian Life Education at Xavier School in San Juan, Metro Manila, and worked with youth volunteers, indigenous peoples, and municipal leaders in Mindanao as Program Coordinator of the Companions of Assisi for Peace Volunteer Program and as Program Assistant for the Public Private Partnership for Peace, Justice, and Development Program of the Assisi Development Foundation. He has also translated various Church documents into Filipino, namely, Liham Ensiklikal Laudato Si’ ng Banal na Papa Francisco ukol sa Pangangalaga sa Tahanan nating Lahat (2015), Amoris Laetitia ng Banal na Papa Francisco ukol sa Pagmamahalan sa Loob ng Pamilya (2016), and Misericordia et Misera ng Banal na Papa Francisco sa Pagwawakas ng Di-pangkaraniwang Hubileyo ng Awa (2017), as well as Pope Francis’s book Ang Pangalan ng Diyos ay Awa (2018), all published by Claretian Publications in the Philippines. His latest book, co-authored with Ivan Efreaim A. Gozum, is entitled Artificial Intelligence and the Catholic Church: Challenges, Discernment and Hope in a Digital Age.