April 8, 2026
2:00 to 3:15 p.m. (ET)
Presentation
This webinar will offer an examination of the concept of sponsorship as it pertains to the relationship between Public Juridic Persons (PJPs) and the ministries or apostolic works they sponsor. Specifically, we will analyze how this relationship is understood within Canon Law and explore the various canonical frameworks that guide its exercise and development. We will address how the relationship between a PJP and its apostolic works can evolve over time, ensuring both the effectiveness of the ministry and the integrity of the founding PJP.
Speaker
Prof. Sr. Kelly Connors, PM, is a Sister of the Presentation of Mary and a member of the US Province. She completed her studies in Canon Law at St. Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With the specialization in Religious Law, Kelly has worked for dioceses, served part-time at the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and taught at universities. Currently, she provides workshops and conferences for religious and their collaborators, consults with individual religious and leadership teams, as well as collaborating with several Conferences for Major Superiors throughout the world. Kelly served one term on her General Leadership Team (2017-2023). Recently returned to the United States, Kelly continues to offer canonical consultation and support to Consecrated Life and those who have the ministry of leadership.