Massimo Faggioli

Massimo Faggioli is professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University. His most recent book is The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis: Moving toward Global Catholicity (Orbis).

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An allegorical figure of theology by Raphael in 1511, seen at the Vatican Museums (Wikimedia Commons/Darafsh)

Jun 07, 2019

Hierarchy and theology alike are caught up in Catholic disruption

Commentary: The mutual estrangement and alienation between the institutional Catholic Church and academic theology, in the long run, will endanger theology more than the institution.

In a 19th-century illustration, Pope Pius IX convenes the First Vatican Council on Dec. 8, 1869, in St. Peter's Basilica. (RNS)

Feb 07, 2018

Quinn's 'Revered and Reviled' heralds new phase in Vatican I's reception

Book review: With his last book, Archbishop John R. Quinn strikes a balance in the conflicting interpretations of the First Vatican Council and its teaching on infallibility.