Carter Snead meets Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican
, William P. and Hazel B. White Director of the University of Notre Dame鈥檚 and professor of law, has been appointed to the , the pope鈥檚 principal advisory group on the promotion of the consistent ethic of life in the Catholic Church.
Founded in 1994 by Saint Pope John Paul II, the academy meets annually, holds conferences, publishes reports and collaborates with partners in the Vatican Curia and worldwide.
鈥淚 am honored and humbled to serve the Holy Father and the Church as it continues its efforts to defend and bear witness to the inalienable dignity of every member of the human family, born and unborn,鈥� Snead said.
鈥淲e are thrilled Carter Snead, and, by extension, Notre Dame, has been given this opportunity to serve the Church in our efforts to build a culture of life worldwide,鈥� said University president
Snead traveled to Rome in March for the academy鈥檚 annual assembly, where he met Pope Francis in a private audience.
鈥淭his is a wonderful honor and a powerful example of Notre Dame鈥檚 continued service to the Church both locally, nationally and at the Vatican,鈥� said , Notre Dame鈥檚 vice president for mission engagement and church affairs.
The academy鈥檚 110 members are drawn from all over the world and from a wide variety of academic fields, including medicine, science, law, public policy, philosophy and theology. Snead, one of 12 Americans in the academy, is the second Notre Dame faculty member to be appointed, joining , Biolchini Family Professor of Law, who was appointed in 2001.
Contact: Carter Snead, 574-631-8259, snead.1@nd.edu