Reading Leo through Leo
A Three-Night Symposium on Catholic Social Doctrine
May 8th, 11th, and 15th
In May 2026, the Office of Life, Justice and Peace hosted a special three-evening Symposium exploring Pope Leo XIV’s developing magisterium through the lens of his predecessor and namesake, Pope Leo XIII, author of Rerum Novarum.
Each night featured Mass, dinner, drinks, and dynamic lectures on the foundations and future of Catholic social teaching.
Watch the Lectures
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Leonine Magisterium
Friday, May 8 at St. Kilian Church
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P., S.Th.D.
Respondent: Rev. Diego Menniti, S.Th.L., D.Be
Artificial Intelligence and the Papal Magisterium
Keynote Evening, Monday, May 11 at Christ Cathedral
Two Keynote Speakers: Dr. Mariele Courtois, Ph.D. and Very Rev. Cameron Forbes, S.Th.D
The Future of Society and Artificial Intelligence
Friday, May 15 at Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Habra
Keynote Speaker: Dr. James Van Dyke, D.Phil. (OXON)
Respondent: Very Rev. Cameron Forbes, S.Th.D