Fr Sameer Advani, LC, is a Canadian priest of German and Indian background. With degrees in mathematics, philosophy, and theology, he works in the Pontifical Atheneum Regina Apostolorum in Rome as full-time professor, as the director of the ‘Christianity and Culture’ program, and as one of the principal organizers for the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Religions at that university.

His doctoral work, done in collaboration with the Ratzinger Foundation at the Vatican, was on the thought of J. Ratzinger/ Benedict XVI and focused on the relationship between Christianity and world religions and on the meaning of Christian identity and mission in the contemporary world. He has lectured internationally on these topics including in Italy, the USA, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, Morocco, Argentina, and Chile.