(WASHINGTON, D.C.) As part of the ongoing public conversation about the papacy of Pope Francis, four leading journalists who have written about his pontificate will participate in a discussion at The Catholic University of America on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of his election.
The journalists participating in the discussion “Francis at Five: Examining the Pontificate of Pope Francis” on Wednesday, April 25, include:
Sponsored by Catholic University’s Institute for Human Ecology (IHE), the event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. A reception will follow. Joseph Capizzi, executive director of IHE and professor of moral theology/ethics, will serve as moderator.
“Catholic University is the academic heart of the Catholic Church in the United States,” says Capizzi. “At a time when so much seems unsettled, and the Catholic Church continues to have a deep influence on global society, it is fitting that a conversation of this importance happen here at the University founded by Pope Leo XIII and visited by the three latest popes.”
Capizzi describes the panelists as “some of the most important and insightful commentators on the Catholic faith writing in the English language.”
Capizzi adds that the goal of the discussion “is to reflect on the impact of Pope Francis on the Church and the world, and in particular, his relationship to the papacies of his immediate predecessors, the influence of his encyclical Laudato Si' on global ecological and economic issues, and his teachings on marriage and the family, institutions at the center of a flourishing human ecology.”
The event will be held in Heritage Hall on the University campus, 620 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. It will be livestreamed at https://livestream.com/CatholicUniversity/events/8143092.
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