Media: Please contact our communications team to book these or other experts.
Among our expertise: the papacy, conclaves, legacy of Pope Francis, liturgy, Catholic Church in the U.S, Church and culture, women and the Church, young adults, and the Church and migration.
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Joseph Capizzi, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Theology and Religious Studies
Expertise: Legacy of Pope Francis, continuity of papacy/papal thought with his predecessors, moral theology, environment and the Church, human rights, peace and justice, religion and role in public life, U.S. Catholics/U.S. culture, and synodality.
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Kurt Martens, JCD
Professor, School of Canon Law
Expertise: Papal conclaves/elections, history of the papacy, the Roman Curia, structures of the Church. Fluent in French and Dutch.
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Rev. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.
University Chaplain and Vice President, Ministry and Mission
Expertise: Impact of Pope Francis, Catholic Church and young adults, Church theology and culture.
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Susan Timoney, S.T.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor, School of Theology and Religious Studies
Expertise: Catholic laity, lay participation in the Church, women in the Church, leadership, Church in the U.S., seminarians, synodality. Dr. Timoney also managed a number of logistics and volunteers during Pope Francis’ 2015 visit to Washington, and provided commentary for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during several papal events.
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Msgr. Kevin Irwin
Research Professor Emeritus, School of Theology and Religious Studies
Expertise: Liturgy, theology, Catholic Church; he also was a media commentator from Rome during Pope Francis’ election.
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John Grabowski, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Theology and Religious Studies
Former member of Pontifical Council for the Family
Expertise: Moral theology, marriage and sexual ethics, Church and sexuality, legacy of Pope Francis.
