The Salesian Center for Faith & Culture hosts the 11th annual Heritage Week at DeSales University, Jan. 24 - 28.

Events will be held to celebrate the legacy of St. Francis de Sales, patron of DeSales University. The events, except for Sunday’s Mass in Connelly Chapel, are held in the DeSales University Center on the DeSales campus in Center Valley. All events are free and open to the public. No tickets are required.

The Most Reverend John O. Barres, D.D., bishop of Allentown, is guest homilist for the Mass of St. Francis de Sales, 8 p.m. Jan. 24.

Other events include:

Forum on Biomedical Ethics on Healthcare and Culture, 7 p.m. Jan. 25, with Dr. Brian Nester, president-CEO, Lehigh Valley Health Network; John Nespoli, president-CEO, Sacred Heart Health Care System, and Richard A. Anderson, president-CEO, St. Luke’s University Health Network;

Seminar on Law & Society, 7 p.m. Jan. 26, with Prof. Robert P. George, J.D., D.PHIL, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and professor of politics, Princeton University; chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom;

Town Hall on Social Communications on Catholic Media and Communications, 7 p.m. Jan. 27, with John Allen Jr., associate editor, The Boston Globe, and

The Joy of the Gospel by Pope Francis, the Wayne R. Kraft Memorial Lecture on Faith and Culture. 8 p.m. Jan. 28, with Rev. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., CEO, Salt & Light Media; liaison at the Vatican Press Office.

Information: Salesian Center for Faith & Culture at DeSales University: salesian@desales.edu; desales.edu/salesian; 610-282-1100, ext. 1244