Gloria Purvis
Senior Fellow (Fall 2025), Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life
Gloria Purvis is an author, commentator, and the host and executive producer of The Gloria Purvis Podcast and was a fall 2025 senior fellow with the Georgetown University Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.
Through her media presence, she has been a strong Catholic voice for life issues, religious liberty, and racial justice. She has appeared in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Fox News, PBS Newshour, NPR, Newsweek, and Catholic Answers Live, and she hosted Morning Glory, an international radio show.
She presented a powerful video series entitled Racism, Human Dignity, and The Catholic Church through the Word on Fire Institute; was part of a groundbreaking, exclusive interview with Pope Francis with a delegation from America Media; and served as a frequent papal news contributor for ABC News Live during the most recent papal conclave.
Gloria was the Inaugural Pastoral Fellow at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame University and recently received Honorary Doctorates in Humane Letters from the University of Portland in Oregon and Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. She is currently the special adviser for integral human development and dignity at Providence College in Rhode Island and also serves on the Board of Directors for Catholic Charities USA.
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