Pope Francis Preview

As Time Magazine’s 2013 “Person of the Year,” Pope Francis is a breath of fresh air to the 1.2 billion Catholics of the world.

Jason Berry is a leading investigative
reporter on the Catholic Church.
Photo credit: Octavia Books

Few have followed his journey as closely as Jason Berry, and investigative reporter who achieved prominence for his extensive reporting on the crisis in the Catholic Church in many articles, an award-winning documentary, "Vows of Silence," and three books. On Monday night, he will bring his expertise to High Point University.

“Pope Francis and the Church at the Crossroads of Reform,” will begin at 7 p.m. March 31 in Francis Hall of Phillips Auditorium. The lecture is an extension of the second-ever HPU Communication Week, and is co-sponsored by the Pulitzer Center. The event is free and open to the public – no tickets are required.

“This is a Pope that has captured the imagination of people across the globe,” Berry told Bob Buckley in an interview with Fox8 News. “There is no president or prime minister in the world who is talking about poverty or banks – this is radical language, and it is jolting people and their assumptions.”

During this presentation, Berry will address the future of the Catholic Church and the Papacy, and the road that lies ahead for Pope Francis as he confronts the Church's recent history of child sex abuse and financial scandals.

Berry's talk is part of a week-long visit to the Pulitzer Center's Campus Consortium partners in the Triad: Wake Forest University, High Point University and Guilford College.

Berry is the author of “Lead us Not Into Temptation,” a book used in many newsrooms, along with “Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II,” which was turned into a film that won many awards. He has appeared on Nightline, Oprah, ABC and CNN. He is regular contributor to the Global Post and the Pulitzer Center.

Monday, March 31
7 pm
High Point University
Philips 120 (Auditorium)
High Point, NC