Live at 11 a.m.: Join our interfaith live chat on the Pope’s visit

What can other faiths, and people of no faith, take away from the Pope's visit to the U.S.? Join us as we chat live with New Jersey religious leaders at 11 a.m.

For many, Pope Francis is a breath of fresh air.

The leader of a church sometimes criticized for being too mired in its traditional values and for not keeping up with the times, Pope Francis has struck a different tone than many of his predecessors — lending his moral weight to arguments about environmental responsibility, immigration and the excesses of capitalism. He preaches against abortion, homosexuality and divorce — but also encourages acceptance and forgiveness for those who fall short of the Church's standards.

In an interfaith live chat at 11 a.m., we'll ask — what lessons are there for America's broader and diverse culture in the Pope's visit? What lessons are there for the Pope as he encounters the U.S. for the first time? Can other faiths better reach their communities by following his model? Should they?

Joining us are:

• Fr. Bob "Mac" McLaughlin, director of campus ministry for Seton Hall University
• The Rev. G. Scott Shaffer, pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Toms River
• Rabbi Gregg Litcofsky, rabbi at Temple Emanu-el of West Essex in Livingston and an executive board member of the community relations committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest
• Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations

Other religious leaders have been invited and may participate as well.

See you at 11.