Hosted by the Office of Life, Justice and Peace

Join us this May for 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 features Mass, dinner, drinks, and dynamic lectures on the foundations and future of Catholic social teaching.

Event Nights & Locations

Attend one, two, or all three evenings:

• Friday, May 8 at St. Kilian Church: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Leonine Magisterium
  Keynote Speaker: Rev. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P., S.Th.D.
  Respondent: Rev. Diego Menniti, S.Th.L., D.Be
• Keynote Evening, Monday, May 11 at Christ Cathedral: Artificial Intelligence and the Papal Magisterium
  Two Keynote Speakers: Dr. Mariele Courtois, Ph.D. and Very Rev. Cameron Forbes, S.Th.D
• Friday, May 15 at Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Habra: The Future of Society and Artificial Intelligence
  Keynote Speaker: Dr. James Van Dyke, D.Phil. (OXON)
  Respondent: Very Rev. Cameron Forbes, S.Th.D

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Registration & Tickets

Tickets are now available. Guests may register for any combination of nights.

Pricing (per night)

• $30 — General Admission
• $15 — Young Adults (ages 21 – 27)
• $15 — Clergy & Religious

Registration fee includes dinner, beverages, and lectures.

We encourage early registration as space is limited.

About the Symposium

Reading Leo through Leo invites participants to rediscover the enduring significance of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum and encounter how its insights are illuminated and expanded by Pope Leo XIV.

Together, we will explore themes of human dignity, labor, solidarity, artifical intelligence, and the common good in light of the Church’s living magisterium.