We have exciting news to share! In recognition of a transformative gift to endow the Center’s activities, the St. John’s Center for Law and Religion has been renamed in honor of alumni Denise Melillo Mattone and Michael X. Mattone. The multimillion-dollar gift will allow the Center to offer new educational programs and expand its impact as a hub for exploring issues of law and religion in the United States and around the world. 

The newly named Denise ‘90 and Michael ‘91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion will offer educational opportunities, including innovative coursework, a visiting scholars program, and academic workshops and conferences at St. John’s campuses in New York, Paris, and Rome. It will also host programs for St. John’s alumni and the wider public, including podcasts, videos, and live events on pressing church-state issues. 

You can read more about the Mattones in the official announcement, here.

We are tremendously grateful to Denise and Michael for their confidence in us and are honored that the Center now bears their names. Stay tuned for further announcement about upcoming events in the new year!