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Christopher White

Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives and Senior Fellow, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life

Christopher White is the associate director for strategic initiatives and senior fellow of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. He is the author of the book Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy (2025). Chris is the former Vatican correspondent and national correspondent for National Catholic Reporter and a former reporter for Crux. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Washington Post, among many other print and online publications. He has regularly appeared on television and radio programs, including CNN, NPR, NBC, and BBC and as a Vatican analyst for NBC and MSNBC. He is a graduate of Fordham University and The King’s College.

Email: christopher.white@georgetown.edu

Selected Speaking Engagements

April 30, 2026
“Pope Leo and a Global Gift Exchange,” DePaul University (Chicago, IL)

March 19, 2026
“From Missionary Priest to Missionary Pope: Inside the Election of the First U.S. Pope,” Elms College, (Chicopee,  MA)

February 27, 2026
Moderator, “Pastoral and Practical Perspectives,” The Way Forward Conference at U of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

February 2, 2026
Panelist, “An American Pope: Opportunities for Catholic Higher Education,” Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities 2026 Annual Meeting (Washington, D.C.)

December 14, 2025
Speaker, “Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy,” Adult Faith Formation Lecture, St. Ignatius at the University of San Francisco, CA

November 17, 2025
Panelist, Discussing Dilexi Te, Jesuit Centre (London, UK)

November 13, 2025
Speaker, National Catholic Reporter Gala (Kansas City, MO)

November 9, 2025
Speaker, St. Paul the Apostle (New York City, NY)

October 24, 2025
Keynote, Pope Leo XIV: Renewing Social Justice for the 21st Century, “From Leo XIII to Leo XIV: A Century of Social Justice Shaping Trinity,” Trinity Washington University (Washington, DC)

October 2, 2025
Keynote and moderator, Toward Justice & Peace: Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Social Teaching, and Restorative Justice, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)

September 30, 2025
Lecture, Dawn of a New Papacy: Book Launch & Conversation, Newman Centre of McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, CA)

September 25, 2025
Lecture and book signing, The Paulist Center (Boston, MA)

July 20, 2025
“Pope Leo XIV - Inside the Conclave A Conversation with Former Vatican Reporter Christopher White,” Old St. Patrick's (Chicago, IL)