Cardinal O’Malley among ‘Francis Factor’ panelists at Loyola U

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston and a member of Pope Francis’ advisory Council of Cardinals, will give the keynote address and be among the panelists at “The Francis Factor,” an event that will be held at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena March 18 at 7 p.m. to mark the one-year anniversary of the election of the pope.

Also sharing their observations and experiences will be Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, CEO of Salt & Light Television; Helen Alvaré, professor of law at George Mason School of Law and Catholic author; Jesuit Father Matt Malone, editor-in-chief of America magazine; and Kerry Robinson, executive director of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management.

Tickets to the event, part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s year-long celebration of the 225th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Baltimore, are free, but must be requested through its website, archbalt.org. Questions for the panelists can also be submitted through the website.