ND Experts on the Papacy
On April 21, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Argentina, he was the first pope from Latin America. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1958, was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. In 2001, Pope John Paul II named him a cardinal. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis was elected as his successor on March 13, 2013.
On May 8, the conclave elected Cardinal Robert Prevost, O.S.A. as the first American pope.聽As the University celebrates the election of Pope Leo XIV, the University's faculty experts are available to speak on the papacy and Catholic Church.
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The Global Church
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Khaled Anatolios
Department Chair, Theology
鈥淧ope Francis鈥� most constructive and enduring legacy will be his efforts to articulate a hermeneutics of mercy that affirms fundamental Church teaching in principle while also striving to interpret and apply this doctrine with pastoral compassion.鈥�
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R. Scott Appleby
Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs
鈥淭he exhortation to transform our relationship to nature and to one another by 鈥榟eeding the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor鈥� is a clarion call to end wasteful habits and selfish practices that exploit our planet鈥檚 resources.鈥�
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John Cavadini
Professor of Theology
McGrath-Cavadini Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life"He left us so many memorable images to help us understand what he meant. These images served as a kind of continuous formation in the revolution of tenderness."
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Therese Cory
John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic 91视频
Therese Cory studies medieval theories of mind, cognition and personhood, with a focus on the thought of Thomas Aquinas and his thirteenth-century interlocutors. She can speak to Pope Francis' legacy as well as his contributions to the Church.
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Luis Fraga
Rev. Donald P. McNeill, C.S.C., Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership
Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science
Director, Institute for Latino 91视频
Fellow, Institute for Educational InitiativesLuis Fraga is a political scientist studying Latino politics, immigration policy, voting rights and politics of race and ethnicity. He can speak to the Pope鈥檚 impact on the Church in Latin America.
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Daniel Groody
Professor of Theology and Global Affairs
Vice President and Associate Provost鈥淲hether it be washing the feet of prisoners, migrants and non-Christians or stopping his motorcade to embrace the most disfigured and disenfranchised, he constantly reminded us that God鈥檚 love is boundless and knows no limits.鈥�
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Kevin Grove
Associate Professor, Theology
Fr. Kevin Grove, director of the master of divinity program, is an expert on Catholicism and the Catholic tradition. His research focuses on memory, Christology, St. Augustine, and the theological writings of Basil Moreau.
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Emmanuel Katongole
Professor of theology and peace studies
Emmanuel Katongole, a professor of theology and peace studies, is a Catholic priest from Uganda. He focuses on Catholicism in the global south and the Pope鈥檚 impact on the church in Africa, as well as his teachings through the encyclical Laudato Si.
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David Lantigua
Associate Professor of Theology
William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Co-Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American CatholicismAn associate professor of theology and co-director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Lantigua studies Catholicism鈥檚 role in the Americas, social justice and human rights issues.
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Jennifer Martin
Director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, Associate Professor of theology, Associate Professor in the Program of Liberal 91视频
Jennifer Newsome Martin, the John J. Cavanaugh Associate Professor of the Humanities, is a Catholic systematic theologian. Her research focuses on Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox thought, Theological Aesthetics and more.
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John McGreevy
Charles and Jill Fischer Provost; Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History
鈥淧ope Francis was the first Pope from the Global South, now Catholicism's demographic center, and that has been hugely meaningful. This is reflected in his focus on the poor 鈥� a core theme of Latin American theology 鈥� migrants and the environment.鈥�
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Gabriel Reynolds
Jerome J. Crowley and Rosaleen G. Crowley Professor
Gabriel Said Reynolds' research centers on Muslim-Christian relations. In 2017, he was invited by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue as one of 15 Catholic delegates to participate in a conversation with 15 Muslim counterparts.
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Clemens Sedmak
Professor of Social Ethics; Director, Nanovic Institute for European 91视频
Clemens Sedmak can reflect on Pope Francis鈥� commitment to migrants and his understanding of "peripheries" and poverty as well as the pope's vision of the Church overall.
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Kathleen Sprows Cummings
Professor of American 91视频 and History
鈥淭hrough his insistence on mercy, his global vision and his renewed commitment to evangelization, Pope Francis created a more outward-oriented Catholic Church, changing the modern Catholic landscape in ways that will endure long after his death.鈥�
American Catholicism
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John Cavadini
Professor of Theology
McGrath-Cavadini Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life"He left us so many memorable images to help us understand what he meant. These images served as a kind of continuous formation in the revolution of tenderness."
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Therese Cory
John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic 91视频
Therese Cory studies medieval theories of mind, cognition and personhood, with a focus on the thought of Thomas Aquinas and his thirteenth-century interlocutors. She can speak to Pope Francis' legacy as well as his contributions to the Church.
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Kevin Grove
Associate Professor, Theology
Fr. Kevin Grove, director of the master of divinity program, is an expert on Catholicism and the Catholic tradition. His research focuses on memory, Christology, St. Augustine, and the theological writings of Basil Moreau.
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David Lantigua
Associate Professor of Theology
William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Co-Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American CatholicismAn associate professor of theology and co-director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Lantigua studies Catholicism鈥檚 role in the Americas, social justice and human rights issues.
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Kathleen Sprows Cummings
Professor of American 91视频 and History
鈥淭hrough his insistence on mercy, his global vision and his renewed commitment to evangelization, Pope Francis created a more outward-oriented Catholic Church, changing the modern Catholic landscape in ways that will endure long after his death.鈥�
History of the Papacy and the Conclave
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Khaled Anatolios
Department Chair, Theology
鈥淧ope Francis鈥� most constructive and enduring legacy will be his efforts to articulate a hermeneutics of mercy that affirms fundamental Church teaching in principle while also striving to interpret and apply this doctrine with pastoral compassion.鈥�
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John Cavadini
Professor of Theology
McGrath-Cavadini Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life"He left us so many memorable images to help us understand what he meant. These images served as a kind of continuous formation in the revolution of tenderness."
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Ulrich Lehner
William K. Warren Professor
Ulrich Lehner studies the history of Christianity, specializing in religious history and theology of the Early Modern period and the Enlightenment. He is able to speak to the papacy and the papal conclave.
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Jennifer Martin
Director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, Associate Professor of theology, Associate Professor in the Program of Liberal 91视频
Jennifer Newsome Martin, the John J. Cavanaugh Associate Professor of the Humanities, is a Catholic systematic theologian. Her research focuses on Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox thought, Theological Aesthetics and more.
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John McGreevy
Charles and Jill Fischer Provost; Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History
鈥淧ope Francis was the first Pope from the Global South, now Catholicism's demographic center, and that has been hugely meaningful. This is reflected in his focus on the poor 鈥� a core theme of Latin American theology 鈥� migrants and the environment.鈥�
Laudato si' and the Environment
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Arun Agrawal
Pulte Family Professor of Development Policy; Director of the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative
鈥淭he Holy Father鈥檚 vision about the inherent dignity of each and all humans is simultaneously a beacon for those who care for a just and sustainable future and a caution for those who see the world transactionally.鈥�
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R. Scott Appleby
Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs
鈥淭he exhortation to transform our relationship to nature and to one another by 鈥榟eeding the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor鈥� is a clarion call to end wasteful habits and selfish practices that exploit our planet鈥檚 resources.鈥�
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Darren Dochuk
Andrew V. Tackes College Professor of History
William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Co-Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American CatholicismDochuk鈥檚 focus is on politics and religion, particularly evangelicalism, and the relationship between crude oil and Christianity.
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Emmanuel Katongole
Professor of theology and peace studies
Emmanuel Katongole, a professor of theology and peace studies, is a Catholic priest from Uganda. He focuses on Catholicism in the global south and the Pope鈥檚 impact on the church in Africa, as well as his teachings through the encyclical Laudato Si.
Dignity of Human Life
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Jennifer Martin
Director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, Associate Professor of theology, Associate Professor in the Program of Liberal 91视频
Jennifer Newsome Martin, the John J. Cavanaugh Associate Professor of the Humanities, is a Catholic systematic theologian. Her research focuses on Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox thought, Theological Aesthetics and more.
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Carter Snead
Charles E. Rice Professor of Law
鈥淗e has never wavered in his defense of every human being from conception to natural death and has spoken out consistently and resolutely against the injustice of life-destroying practices.鈥�
Peace and Conflict
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R. Scott Appleby
Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs
鈥淭he exhortation to transform our relationship to nature and to one another by 鈥榟eeding the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor鈥� is a clarion call to end wasteful habits and selfish practices that exploit our planet鈥檚 resources.鈥�
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Mary Ellen O'Connell
Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law, Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, Kroc Institute for International Peace 91视频
Mary Ellen O鈥機onnell, the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Professor of International Peace 91视频, is the world's leading international law scholar who incorporates Pope Francis' teaching on peace into her scholarship. She focuses on international law on the use of force and international dispute resolution.
Migration
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Luis Fraga
Rev. Donald P. McNeill, C.S.C., Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership
Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science
Director, Institute for Latino 91视频
Fellow, Institute for Educational InitiativesLuis Fraga is a political scientist studying Latino politics, immigration policy, voting rights and politics of race and ethnicity. He can speak to the Pope鈥檚 impact on the Church in Latin America.
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Daniel Groody
Professor of Theology and Global Affairs
Vice President and Associate Provost鈥淲hether it be washing the feet of prisoners, migrants and non-Christians or stopping his motorcade to embrace the most disfigured and disenfranchised, he constantly reminded us that God鈥檚 love is boundless and knows no limits.鈥�
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David Lantigua
Associate Professor of Theology
William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Co-Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American CatholicismAn associate professor of theology and co-director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Lantigua studies Catholicism鈥檚 role in the Americas, social justice and human rights issues.
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Clemens Sedmak
Professor of Social Ethics; Director, Nanovic Institute for European 91视频
Clemens Sedmak can reflect on Pope Francis鈥� commitment to migrants and his understanding of "peripheries" and poverty as well as the pope's vision of the Church overall.
Catholic Social Teaching
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John Cavadini
Professor of Theology
McGrath-Cavadini Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life"He left us so many memorable images to help us understand what he meant. These images served as a kind of continuous formation in the revolution of tenderness."
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Expert
Daniel Groody
Professor of Theology and Global Affairs
Vice President and Associate Provost鈥淲hether it be washing the feet of prisoners, migrants and non-Christians or stopping his motorcade to embrace the most disfigured and disenfranchised, he constantly reminded us that God鈥檚 love is boundless and knows no limits.鈥�
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Kevin Grove
Associate Professor, Theology
Fr. Kevin Grove, director of the master of divinity program, is an expert on Catholicism and the Catholic tradition. His research focuses on memory, Christology, St. Augustine, and the theological writings of Basil Moreau.
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Expert
David Lantigua
Associate Professor of Theology
William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Co-Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American CatholicismAn associate professor of theology and co-director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Lantigua studies Catholicism鈥檚 role in the Americas, social justice and human rights issues.
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Clemens Sedmak
Professor of Social Ethics; Director, Nanovic Institute for European 91视频
Clemens Sedmak can reflect on Pope Francis鈥� commitment to migrants and his understanding of "peripheries" and poverty as well as the pope's vision of the Church overall.