FEB. 2, 2005

FAITH LEADERS
The reign of Pope John Paul II

IN THE NORTHEAST
• Stephen Pope is chairman of the theology department at Boston College and a frequent commentator on church affairs and the papacy. Contact 617-552-3892, popest@bc.edu.
• Alice L. Laffey is an associate professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. She has written a history of papal statements and the evolution of papal teaching, and she can address issues regarding women and gender. Contact 508-793-3359, alaffey@holycross.edu.
• Lisa Sowle Cahill is the J. Donald Monan Professor of Theology at Boston College and a veteran writer and commentator on issues of sex and gender in Catholicism. Contact 617-552-3890, Lisa.Cahill@bc.edu.
• Mary Ann Glendon is a professor of law at Harvard Law School and a vocal advocate of John Paul's views on women, abortion, sexuality and related issues. In 2004 the pope appointed her as head of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, at that time the highest Vatican post ever held by a woman. Contact at 617-495-4769, through her Web site, or through her assistant, Susan Norton, 617-496-2609, snorton@law.harvard.edu.

IN THE EAST
• Robert P. George is a professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University and a leading Catholic intellectual and expositor of the natural law theories that Pope John Paul espoused. Contact 609-258-3270, or rgeorge@princeton.edu.
• Jo Renee Formicola is a professor of political science at Seton Hall University in New Jersey and author of Pope John Paul: Prophetic Politician (Georgetown University Press, 2002). She can discuss the impact of John Paul's papacy on world affairs. Contact 973-275-2903, formicjo@shu.edu.
• Frank J. Coppa is a professor of history at St. John's University in Jamaica, N.Y., and editor of the Encyclopedia of the Vatican and Papacy (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999) and The Modern Papacy Since 1789 (Pearson Longman, 1998). Contact 718-990-6090, coppaf@stjohns.edu.
• Roberto Suro is director of the Pew Hispanic Center, a Washington-based nonpartisan research center established in 2001. Suro can talk about the growth of Hispanic Catholicism in America, and as a former New York Times Vatican correspondent in the 1980s, he can talk about the pope's legacy and his global journeys. Contact 202-292-3300, info@pewhispanic.org.
• Stephen D. Miles is an assistant professor of theology at Loyola College in Maryland whose teaching and research interests include the Catholic Church and the pope. Contact at 410-617-5025, smiles@loyola.edu.

IN THE SOUTHEAST
• Elizabeth Fox-Genovese is a professor of history at Emory University who has written widely on the role of women in Christianity with a focus on Catholicism. She is an admirer of John Paul's teachings and has written favorably about a collection of the pope's writings titled, Pope John Paul II on The Genius of Women (U.S.Catholic Conference Publishing Services, 1998). Contact 404-727-4063, efoxgen@emory.edu.
• The Rev. Gerald P. Fogarty is a professor of religious studies and history at the University of Virginia and an expert on the Vatican. He is the author of several books on Catholicism and the papacy. His essay, "The Papacy: From Low Regard to High Esteem," is part of a 2000 collection from Liturgical Press titled The Catholic Church in the Twentieth Century (Editor: John Deedy). Contact 434-924-6707, gpf@virginia.edu.
• Dr. Joseph Iannone is dean of the School of Graduate Studies at St. Thomas University in Miami, Fla. He is well-versed in the issues facing contemporary Catholicism and the papacy. Contact 305-628-6658, jiannone@stu.edu.
• Rabbi A. James Rudin is the senior interreligious adviser for the American Jewish Committee and a longtime veteran of Catholic-Jewish dialogue. He met with Pope John Paul many times and participated in high-level talks at the Vatican between Catholic and Jewish leaders. Rudin is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Saint Leo University in Florida where he works at the university's Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies. Contact 352-588-8597, james.rudin@saintleo.edu.

IN THE SOUTH
• The Rev. Peter J. Bernardi is associate professor of religious studies at Loyola University in New Orleans. He can talk about the papacy in the contemporary world. He contributed an essay to the collection in Catholicism Contending With Modernity: Roman Catholic Modernism and Anti-Modernism in Historical Context (Cambridge University Press, 2000). Contact 504-865-3941, bernardi@loyno.edu.
• The Rev. William F. Maestri is a theologian and spokesman for the Archdiocese of New Orleans with a specialty in bioethics. He can talk about John Paul's philosophical defense of human dignity in all contexts - medical, economic, etc. Maestri can be reached through the communications office of his archdiocese at 504-596-3023, communications@archdiocese-no.org.

IN THE MIDWEST
• The Rev. Steven M. Avella is associate professor of history at Marquette University in Milwaukee and an expert on the papacy. Contact 414-288-3556, steven.avella@marquette.edu.
• The Rev. Richard Costigan is at the theology department at Loyola University in Chicago and is an expert on the papacy and papal history and controversies. Contact 773-508-2354, or at the Jesuit Residence at 773-508-8800. Email rcostig@luc.edu.
• Dennis Martin is an associate professor of theological history at Loyola University in Chicago and an expert on papal history and Pope John Paul II's life, history and writings. Contact 773-508-2371, dmarti1@luc.edu.

IN THE SOUTHWEST
• Charles E. Curran is the Scurlock Professor of Human Values at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He is a liberal theologian who was dismissed from Catholic University of America for his teachings on human sexuality. He can also comment on the politics of the papacy. Contact 214-768-4073, ccurran@mail.smu.edu.
• John Norris is a theology professor at the University of Dallas and an expert on Catholic history and the teachings of John Paul. Contact 972-721-5001, jnorris@dallas.edu.

IN THE WEST/NORTHWEST
• The Rev. Thomas P. Rausch is a professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. A Catholic priest, Rausch is the author of Authority and Leadership in the Church: Past Directions and Future Possibilities (Liturgical Press, 1988) Contact 310-338-7670, trausch@lmu.edu.
• The Rev. Patrick Howell is dean of the school of theology and ministry at Seattle University. He edited the book Empowering Authority: The Charisms of Episcopacy and Primacy in the Church Today (Sheed & Ward, 1990) and is the author of Reducing the Storm to a Whisper: The Story of a Breakdown (Ulyssian Publications, 2000). Contact 206-296-5331, patrickh@seattleu.edu.
• The Rev. James Eblen is an associate professor in Seattle University's school of theology and ministry who can speak about the papacy. Contact 206-296-5339, jeblen@seattleu.edu.
• Sally Vance-Trembath is an assistant professor in the department of theology and religious studies at the University of San Francisco. Her areas of expertise include the pope and the Catholic Church today. Contact 415-422-5137, vancetrs@usfca.edu, or through Robert Hood, 415-422-2697.
• The Rev. Stephen Sundborg is president of Seattle University. He was in Vatican City 25 years ago and witnessed the announcement of the new pope at his first appearance. Contact Sundborg at 206-296-1891 or sundborg@seattleu.edu.