The Pallium Lecture Series opened on Wednesday, May 7, with Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore. Cardinal Keeler will address "Catholic-Jewish Relations in the Vision of Pope John Paul II." The text of Cardinal Keeler's presentation is available here.

The second Pallium Lecture featured George Weigel on Monday, June 2. Weigel, a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, addressed "The Achievement of Pope John Paul II."

The Pallium Lecture Series concluded on Tuesday, June 10, with Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J. Cardinal Dulles, the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University, will addressed "The Doctrinal Ministry of the Bishop of Rome." A text of Cardinal Dulles' presentation is available at this link.

Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan will travel to Rome this June to receive his pallium, a woolen stole blessed by Pope John Paul II and worn by all metropolitan archbishops and the Pope. More than 500 pilgrims will accompany Archbishop Dolan to Rome for this special event.

"The Pallium Lecture Series of prayer and lecture events was originally designed for the pilgrims who will accompany me to Rome later this summer when I receive my pallium," said Archbishop Dolan. "As we began to develop the series, I realized all people of southeastern Wisconsin could benefit from the knowledge our distinguished speakers will share with us."

William Cardinal Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan greet guests after the first Pallium Lecture.












George Weigel addresses the crowd at the Pallium Lecture Series.