SVC welcomes Sr. Gabriele Vasiliauskaité as inaugural Stephans Family Visiting Benedictine Professor

LATROBE, PA - Saint Vincent College is pleased to welcome Sr. Gabriele (Aušra) Vasiliauskaitė, O.S.B., as the inaugural Stephans Family Visiting Benedictine Professor for Spring 2024. Sr. Gabriele is teaching Catholic Bioethics and delivering several lectures on campus through the end of this current semester.

Sr. Gabriele has a Ph.D. in humanities (theology) and is an associate professor of theology and a senior researcher at the Research Center of Marriage and Family at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. During a recent internship with the Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada, Sr. Gabriele took part in consultation and hands-on training related to pastoral care in a hospital setting. She has been honored in Lithuania and abroad for her research and scholarly activities.

The Stephans Family Visiting Benedictine Professor program is funded by a grant from the Rossin Foundation. Saint Vincent College recruits one scholar from the Benedictine community to teach and lecture for at least one semester in each academic year.

PHOTO: Sister Gabriele Vasiliauskaitė