Massimo Faggioli is professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University. His most recent book is The Oxford Handbook of Vatican II, co-edited with Catherine Clifford (Oxford UP). Follow him on Twitter @MassimoFaggioli. Update your account password & emailSubscribe to Commonweal
Article Will Trumpism Spare Catholicism? "Just over six months out from the 2024 presidential election, it could be said that a 'Trump-Strickland' axis may be coming into existence." By Massimo Faggioli April 22, 2024 Donald Trump Religion Bishops
Article The German Synod & Francis’s Legacy When the next Pope is chosen, the main issue is likely to be the continuation of the Synod—or its reversal. By Massimo Faggioli March 11, 2024 Religion Synodality Pope Francis
Article The Summit on Abuse, Five Years Later Five years after Pope Francis’s summit on clerical sex abuse, has anything changed? By Massimo Faggioli February 18, 2024 Pope Francis Theology Sexual-abuse Crisis
Article Beyond ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ “Maybe Fiducia supplicans is Francis’s way of telling us that only the pope, not the Synod, is in charge.” By Massimo Faggioli January 11, 2024 Religion Pope Francis Bishops
Article Francis, Strickland & Burke Today, it’s the ability to project a dumbed-down and stereotypically bigoted version of Catholic tradition that gets rewarded: Catholicism as a meme. By Massimo Faggioli December 18, 2023 Bishops Pope Francis Religion
Article The Synodal Journey Continues The good news is that we are still a Vatican II Church: thanks to Francis, efforts by some to shape the Church in an anti-conciliar way have failed. By Massimo Faggioli November 8, 2023 Synodality Pope Francis Bishops