BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/papacy-in-global-po litics-pope-leo-xiv-and-peacemaking-today/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15f579e1-3217-4a13-b707-9a4199f29e89 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260506T065226 DTSTART:20260506T173000 DTEND:20260506T190000 SUMMARY:Papacy in global politics: Pope Leo XIV and peacemaking today LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (MAR.1.10\, Ma rshall Building) DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 6 May 2026 6.30pm - 8pmPope Leo XIV has been elected at a time of disruption in the international order\, also originating fro m changes in US foreign policy. The international situation has implicatio ns for the diplomatic activity and relations of the Vatican with the diffe rent continents\, but also in the priorities of the papacy both at the rel igious and political level.Massimo Faggioli’s lecture will analyse the n ew role of the papacy in global politics at the time of Pope Leo XIV\, the first pope from the USA.Professor Faggioli will be joined in discussion b y Carmody Grey and James Walters.Meet our speakerMassimo Faggioli is Prof essor in Ecclesiology at the Loyola Institute at Trinity College Dublin. A mong his recent publications: The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis. Moving T oward Global Catholicity (2020)\; The Oxford Handbook of Vatican II\, co-e dited with Catherine Clifford (2023). He is co-author of Global Catholicis m: Between Disruption and Encounter (2024) with Bryan Froehle. His book on Leo XIV will be published in autumn 2026 (in English by Liturgical Press and in Italian by Morcelliana).DiscussantsCarmody Grey is Special Professo r of Integral Ecology at Radboud University (Netherlands). Alongside her V isiting Professorship at LSE\, she is Adjunct Professor of Ethics at the U niversity of Bern (Switzerland). She was previously Assistant Professor of Catholic Theology at Durham University. Since joining Durham in 2018\, sh e forged a global reputation in philosophical theology and theological eth ics\, with a focus on science\, nature and technology. Her monograph Theol ogy\, Science and Life was published in 2023. She holds multiple degrees i n theology and philosophy (Trinity College Oxford\, King’s College Cambr idge\, the University of Bristol\, and the University of Nottingham) as we ll as a postgraduate degree in conservation biology (from Edinburgh).James Walters is founding director of the LSE Faith Centre and LSE Religion and Global Society. Since opening in 2014\, the centre has developed programm es to promote religious literacy\, interfaith leadership\, and a better un derstanding of religion-related conflict among LSE’s diverse student bod y\, in government and among wider global publics. Professor Walters is a P rofessor in Practice\, affiliated to the Department for International Rela tions and an associate of the LSE Department of International Development. ChairLuca Tardelli is Associate Professor (Education) in International Rel ations at LSE. His research focuses on international security\, military i ntervention\, and US foreign policy.More about this eventThe Department of International Relations (@LSEIRDept) at LSE is now in it's 98th year - on e of the oldest as well as largest IR departments in the world\, with a tr uly international reputation. 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