Massimo Faggioli

Massimo Faggioli is professor in historical theology at Villanova University. His forthcoming book on Pope Leo XIV will be published in English by Liturgical Press in August 2026.

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Women Deacons & Subsidiarity in a Fragmenting Church

By Massimo Faggioli

August 19, 2016

Women in the Church

U.S. Catholicism

Bishops

Pope Francis

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American Catholics, Trump, and the Autobiography of a Nation

By Massimo Faggioli

August 10, 2016

Election 2016

U.S. Catholicism

Foreign Affairs

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What We’re Still Learning from Benedict’s Resignation

Pope Benedict XVI resigned over three years ago; Francis is undeniably the only pope.Yet in some ways the transition is ongoing and continues to affect the Church.

By Massimo Faggioli

July 26, 2016