“Man in the Middle: Reading Leo XIV through Augustine of Hippo”

Join Christopher Altieri, journalist, author, and Vatican expert, as he explores Pope Leo’s background, papacy, and the hope he inspires for the future of the Church, through the writings of Saint Augustine of Hippo, whose rule of religious life Norbertines follow.

Guests are invited to join us for Mass at 10:30am in the Abbey Church. Refreshments, presentation, and Q & A to follow.

CHRISTOPHER R. ALTIERI, PHD is a journalist, writer, and editor with more than two decades’ experience in print, digital, and broadcast journalism. He has more than ten years’ experience in senior editorial leadership and currently serves as Managing Editor of Crux Now.

An expert on the Vatican with strong knowledge of the global Church and especially of the Church in the United States, Altieri is an accomplished investigator who has broken and reported major stories on a host of issues related to Church governance.

Altieri has written for the Catholic Herald, Catholic World Report, Our Sunday Visitor, America, Catholic News Agency, First Things, The Catholic Thing, National Review, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Crux, inter alia. He regularly appears on several world news and affairs programs in radio, television, and various new media.

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