Pope Leo XIV First Anniversary: Experts Available for Media Interviews

Father Deck is an expert on Latin American influences on U.S. Hispanic ministry and the Latin American and Jesuit roots of Pope Francis. He is the author of 11 books, including "Francis, Bishop of Rome: The Gospel for the Third Millennium." CNN recently featured his commentary on Pope Leo and President Trump's disagreements over the war in Iran.

González-Andrieu specializes in political theology, immigrant rights, theological aesthetics and Christian and Latina/o/x theologies. A multiple award-winning scholar, she is President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS). She contributes to public theology in multiple media platforms and as a contributing writer for America Magazine among others. She provided live television commentary and numerous expert interviews during the passing of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo. She has written a series on "Dispatches from Rome," reflecting on the Synod on Synodality and the urgent call for women's leadership in the Church. González-Andrieu is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Hoover teaches courses in Catholic theology on church life, faith and culture, U.S. Catholicism, and ministry in culturally diverse faith communities. He frequently consults with parishes, dioceses, and other faith organizations.

Hussain teaches courses on world religions and specializes in interfaith dialogue, the study of Islam, and Islam and Muslim lives in the United States and North America. He is past president of the American Academy of Religion, the world's largest scholarly organization for the study of religion. The author of "One God and Two Religions: Muslims and Christians as Neighbors", he is also the Editor-in-Chief, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam in North America.

Father Llywelyn focuses in the areas of nationalism and Catholicism, with an emphasis on Mariology and popular religiosity. He can speak about inter-Christian relations, especially between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox communities, and Christianity in Egypt. For 14 years, Fr. Llywelyn was a member of LMU's department of Theological Studies and director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute. He has held senior leadership roles at Santa Clara University and USC's Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies. With wide experience of living and working in many parts of the world, Fr. Llywelyn has first hand expertise in global Catholicism. He is also fluent in Spanish.

A systematic theologian specializing in the areas of Christology, ecclesiology, and ecumenism, he has published 30 books, including "Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to His Theological Vision," and more than 300 articles and reviews. Thomas P. Rausch and Richard R. Gaillardetz also wrote a book on Pope Francis: "Go Into the Streets: the Welcoming Church of Pope Francis".