Lecture with Chris Altieri: Pope Leo XIV and Challenge of Catholic Reform
The Catholic Studies Program and the G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture proudly present a special event on “Pope Leo XIV,” a lecture by Christopher R. Altieri on Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV. We cordially invite you to join us on October 21 at 2 p.m. in the Event Lounge (University Center, Room 105).
About the lecture
The presentation will offer a look into the mind of the men who elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost O.S.A. to the Seat of Peter. It will also examine the core governance issues facing the man we now know as Pope Leo XIV as he leads the Church into the middle of the 21st century.
Read the News Story here: https://www.shu.edu/catholic-studies-department/news/leo-xiv-and-challenge-of-catholic-reform.html
About the Speaker
Christopher R. Altieri, Ph.D., is senior editor for News and Affairs at Crux Now and teaches history and theology at Fairfield College Preparatory School. A journalist, writer, and editor with more than two decades of experience in print, digital, and broadcast journalism, Altieri spent nearly a quarter-century in Rome covering the Vatican and the Church. He holds a Ph.D. (research doctorate in philosophy) from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He is the author of four books, most recently Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform (2025, Bloomsbury Continuum).