Breakfast: Giving Films

66th Annual RNA Awards Ceremony

Connect with Pope Francis. Download the Missio app from the Pontifical Mission Societies. Rev. Andrew Small - Pontifical Mission Societies

Connect with Pope Francis. Download the Missio app from the Pontifical Mission Societies. Rev. Andrew Small - Pontifical Mission Societies

Banquet Sponsor: Pontifical Mission Societies & Missio

David Gibson (Moderator) - National Reporter, Religion News Service Austen Ivereigh - Coordinator, Catholic Voices David O'Reilly - Religion reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer Rev. Thomas Rosica - English Language Assistant, Holy See Press Office John Thavis - Author, Self-employed

David Gibson (Moderator) - National Reporter, Religion News Service Austen Ivereigh - Coordinator, Catholic Voices David O'Reilly - Religion reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer Rev. Thomas Rosica - English Language Assistant, Holy See Press Office John Thavis - Author, Self-employed

Panel: How to Cover a Papal Trip in Three Easy Steps

Bob Smietana - Senior News Editor, Christianity Today Rev. Leslie D. Callahan - Pastor, St. Paul's Baptist Church, Philadelphia Shane Claiborne - Founder, The Simple Way Alvin Sanders - Senior Vice President, World Impact

Bob Smietana - Senior News Editor, Christianity Today Rev. Leslie D. Callahan - Pastor, St. Paul's Baptist Church, Philadelphia Shane Claiborne - Founder, The Simple Way Alvin Sanders - Senior Vice President, World Impact

Panel: Church In the City: Thriving, Dying or Just Getting By? 

Jessica Hamar Martinez - Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center Gregory Smith - Associate Director, Research, Pew Research Center

Jessica Hamar Martinez - Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center Gregory Smith - Associate Director, Research, Pew Research Center

Lunch: Pew Research Center

Peter Smith - Religion Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Naveed Ahmad - Managing Director, Silent Heroes, Invisible Bridges Hasan Azad - Doctoral Candidate, Columbia University, Contributor, Religion Dispatches and Islamic Monthly Tom Heneghan - Religion Editor and Senior Correspondent, France, ThomsonReuters

Peter Smith - Religion Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Naveed Ahmad - Managing Director, Silent Heroes, Invisible Bridges Hasan Azad - Doctoral Candidate, Columbia University, Contributor, Religion Dispatches and Islamic Monthly Tom Heneghan - Religion Editor and Senior Correspondent, France, ThomsonReuters

Panel: Religion and Violence 

Matthew Miller - editor and storytelling coach, Lansing State Journal Dilshad Ali - Managing Editor, Patheos Muslim Abdullah Pocius - Imam, Albania Masjid, Phildadelphia Kameelah Rashad - Muslim Chaplain, University of Pennsylvania, and Founder, Muslim Wellness Foundation

Matthew Miller - editor and storytelling coach, Lansing State Journal Dilshad Ali - Managing Editor, Patheos Muslim Abdullah Pocius - Imam, Albania Masjid, Phildadelphia Kameelah Rashad - Muslim Chaplain, University of Pennsylvania, and Founder, Muslim Wellness Foundation

Panel: Muslim Matters: What American Muslims are Talking About 

ERLC presents President Russell Moore's newest book, "Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel."

Breakfast: The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

Faith Counts, a multi-faith social media campaign aimed at promoting the value of faith, will announce the Grand Prize Winner of its "Film Your Faith" video contest. Brief remarks and a $20,000 check presentation will follow a showcase of the top two-minute film submissions.

Dinner: Faith Counts "Film Your Faith" Announcement

2015 RNA Annual Conference held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 27-30, 2015.

Rev. John Paul Wauck - Professor, Pontifical University of Santa Croce  Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza - Archbishop of Suacia, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations  Archbishop Charles J. Chaput - Archbishop, Philadelphia Archbishop Joseph Kurtz - Archbishop of Louisville, and president, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Rev. John Paul Wauck - Professor, Pontifical University of Santa Croce Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza - Archbishop of Suacia, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Archbishop Charles J. Chaput - Archbishop, Philadelphia Archbishop Joseph Kurtz - Archbishop of Louisville, and president, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Panel: Bishops' Panel on Pope Francis and His Visit

Jonathan Reyes - Executive Director of Justice, Peace and Human Development for the USCCB, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops  Archbishop José H. Gomez - Archbishop, Los Angeles  Mark Gray - Director, CARA Catholic Polls, Georgetown University W. Bradford Wilcox - Associate Professor, University of Virginia

Jonathan Reyes - Executive Director of Justice, Peace and Human Development for the USCCB, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Archbishop José H. Gomez - Archbishop, Los Angeles Mark Gray - Director, CARA Catholic Polls, Georgetown University W. Bradford Wilcox - Associate Professor, University of Virginia

Panel: Ethnicity, Family and the Changing Face of the U.S. Catholic Church

Mary Hasson - Fellow and Director of the Catholic Women's Forum, Ethics &amp; Public Policy Center  Helen Alvaré - Professor, George Mason University School of Law  Carl Anderson - Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus Bishop Jean Laffitte - Secretary, Pontifical Council for the Family

Mary Hasson - Fellow and Director of the Catholic Women's Forum, Ethics &amp; Public Policy Center Helen Alvaré - Professor, George Mason University School of Law Carl Anderson - Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus Bishop Jean Laffitte - Secretary, Pontifical Council for the Family

Panel: Pope Francis and the Meaning of Family 

Insider

Daniel Arasa - Professor, Pontifical University of Santa Croce  Guzmán Miguel Carriquiry Lecour - Vice President, Pontifical Commission for Latin America Rev. Thomas Rosica - English Language Assistant, Holy See Press Office

Daniel Arasa - Professor, Pontifical University of Santa Croce Guzmán Miguel Carriquiry Lecour - Vice President, Pontifical Commission for Latin America Rev. Thomas Rosica - English Language Assistant, Holy See Press Office

Lunch Panel: What to Expect from Francis - An Insider's View

Greg Erlandson - President &amp; Publisher, Our Sunday Visitor  Alejandro Bermúdez - Executive Director, Catholic News Agency  Austen Ivereigh - Coordinator, Catholic Voices  Maryann Cusimano Love - Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America Rev. John Paul Wauck - Professor, Pontifical University of Santa Croce

Greg Erlandson - President &amp; Publisher, Our Sunday Visitor Alejandro Bermúdez - Executive Director, Catholic News Agency Austen Ivereigh - Coordinator, Catholic Voices Maryann Cusimano Love - Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America Rev. John Paul Wauck - Professor, Pontifical University of Santa Croce

Panel: Pope Francis: Myths and Realities

Donna Farrell - Executive Director, World Meeting of Families--Philadelphia 2015  Kenneth Gavin - Director, Office for Communications, Archdiocese of Philadelphia  Meg Kane - Vice President, Brian Communications Helen Osman - Secretary of Communications, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Donna Farrell - Executive Director, World Meeting of Families--Philadelphia 2015 Kenneth Gavin - Director, Office for Communications, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Meg Kane - Vice President, Brian Communications Helen Osman - Secretary of Communications, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Breakfast Panel: World Meeting of Families and the Papal Visit

Debra Mason - RNA Executive Director

Friday Conference Opening

Presented by Marist Poll:  Mary Griffith - Director, Media Initiatives and Polling News, Marist Poll  Jaime Lynne Bishop - Director, Research and Data Visualization, Marist Poll

Presented by Marist Poll: Mary Griffith - Director, Media Initiatives and Polling News, Marist Poll Jaime Lynne Bishop - Director, Research and Data Visualization, Marist Poll

Dinner: Knights of Columbus

Se Kim (Moderator) - Project Director, Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, AAAS  Lucas Mix - Researcher, Harvard Department of Organismic &amp; Evolutionary Biology, Episcopal priest Jennifer Wiseman - Director, Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Se Kim (Moderator) - Project Director, Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, AAAS Lucas Mix - Researcher, Harvard Department of Organismic &amp; Evolutionary Biology, Episcopal priest Jennifer Wiseman - Director, Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Pre-Conference: What Does It Mean to be Human? Implications of the Search for Life Beyond Earth 

Christine Scheller (Moderator) - Senior Program Associate, Communications, AAAS  Douglas Lauffenburger - Professor, MIT Ted Peters - Professor, Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences

Christine Scheller (Moderator) - Senior Program Associate, Communications, AAAS Douglas Lauffenburger - Professor, MIT Ted Peters - Professor, Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences

Pre-Conference: What Does It Mean to be Human? Implications of Genetic Engineering 

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