Massimo Faggioli

@massimofaggioli.bsky.social

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Professor in historical and contemporary ecclesiology, Loyola Institute RTPS at Trinity College Dublin. Gelateria Catholic. Views my own.

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Massimo Faggioli is an Italian academic, Church historian, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, columnist for La Croix International, and contributing writer to Commonweal. .. more

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Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 10h

there might be livestream…

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 10h

speaking tomorrow in Utrecht
“Academic theology in the age of populism”

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 1d

here the video of my lecture at the conclusion of the "Nostra aetate" conference in Jerusalem last week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=01B7...

Reception and Keynote Lecture

YouTube video by Christosemitism

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Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 2d

www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...

Israel begins seizing 1,800 dunams of West Bank land to develop archaeological site

Civil Administration says development legal, taking place amid 'neglect' of site by Palestinians; Peace Now: 'Government's lust for dispossession and annexation is insatiable'

www.timesofisrael.com

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CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Israel strikes southern Beirut for the first time in months, targeting Hezbollah's chief of staff.
https://cnn.it/43NdLsD

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 4d

sarebbe interessante oggi, domenica della festa di Cristo Re, ascoltare le omelie nelle chiese cattoliche dell'America del messianismo politico di Trump (un messianismo ben poco biblico)

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 5d

Pope Leo's handling of the abuse crisis.
My latest for "Sapientia" of the CRC at Fordham University
crc.blog.fordham.edu/faith-religi...

An American pope for a global abuse scandal | SAPIENTIA

Leo XIV is signaling important changes in how the Catholic Church tackles a crisis that is no longer centered in the United States.

crc.blog.fordham.edu

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump Guns are now running commercials on Fox News

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 6d

questo e’ molto bello (evidenziati due storie e luoghi - Lucca e Marzabotto - a me molto cari)

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7d

Search and rescue operations are still ongoing in Ternopil, Ukraine at the site of the Russian strike that destroyed an apartment building.

26 people killed, including 3 children.
93 people were injured, among them 18 children.
22 others remain missing.

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 7d

revival religioso (boom di battesimi di adulti e “conversioni”) nei paesi occidentali secolarizzati ora in declino: forse le due cose non sono scollegate

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 8d

my lecture of tonight in Jerusalem:
“Re-mapping Nostra Aetate in the 21st Century: Trajectories of Jewish-Catholic Dialogue, from a Euro-Atlantic to a Global Catholic Church”
in person or livestream, today, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm US Eastern time and 18:30 – 20:30 Israel time

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 9d

will speak tomorrow evening in Jerusalem at Hebrew University, in conclusion of the conference on Nostra Aetate

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 9d

and this is volume 1 of the same international project. Link to OPEN ACCESS in the comment

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 9d

www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.php?s...

Peeters Publishers Leuven

www.peeters-leuven.be

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 9d

this continental volume "Vatican II in North America, Australia and Oceania" is the completion of one phase of an international project in 12 volumes that started a few years ago. For OPEN ACCESS, please see the link in the first comment

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 9d

in Bethlehem 3

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 9d

in Bethlehem 2

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 9d

in Bethlehem 1

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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 10d

In The Guardian:

Trump is turning the US military into a political prop | Jan-Werner Müller

The military has been recast in a partisan, performative mold – all according to the president’s logic of impunity

www.theguardian.com

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 10d

Yes on some points I disagree with him. But it’s notable that this appreciation of the “social and political message” of the papacy vis-a-vis Trumpism comes from French and NOT from the other frequent Catholic contributors to the NYT op-ed page

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 10d

"Trumpism is a thoroughly religious movement." (David French in NYT, 16 November 2025)

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Commonweal @commonweal.bsky.social · 11d

"The refusal to declare enemies to the right, both in politics and in the Church, has produced a sorcerer’s apprentice effect."

@massimofaggioli.bsky.social explores the state of Catholic traditionalism:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/catholic-tra...

Catholic Traditionalism After Francis

Traditionalism today is less about questioning Vatican II theology and liturgy and more about waging broader culture wars.

www.commonwealmagazine.org

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 11d

non sono un esperto delle "nuove teologie" del nostro tempo: ma so per esperienza che una gran parte dei giovani di oggi non hanno idea di cosa sia la parabola del buon Samaritano e hanno una vaghissima idea di chi fosse Gesù, cosa abbia detto e fatto, come sia stato creduto nel corso del tempo.

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 12d

storie cosi anche in Italia

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12d

‘My commute is at the outer reaches of feasibility’: The student who travels 300km a day

Readers describe how hard it can be to get where you need to go in Ireland, whether by bike, ‘laughably slow’ train and/or a succession of buses

www.irishtimes.com

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12d

‘My commute is at the outer reaches of feasibility’: The student who travels 300km a day

Readers describe how hard it can be to get where you need to go in Ireland, whether by bike, ‘laughably slow’ train and/or a succession of buses

www.irishtimes.com

Reposted by Mary Burke, Massimo Faggioli

Reuters @reuters.com · 12d

Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, laments decline in movie-going reut.rs/4o33BeP

Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, laments decline in movie-going

Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers at an audience in the Vatican on Saturday that cinemas were struggling to survive and that more should be done to protect them and preserve the shared experience of watching movies.

reut.rs

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 12d

press.vatican.va/content/sala...

Discorso del Santo Padre Leone XIV alla Pontificia Università Lateranense per l’inaugurazione dell’Anno Accademico

press.vatican.va

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 12d

il momento MAGA dell’evangelicalismo protestante in America e la crisi del suo sionismo biblico-politico sta lasciando spazio a un emergente sionismo cattolico in influenti circoli nella teologia anglo-americana. Ne diro’ a Gerusalemme la settimana prossima.

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 12d

sorry but I had to share this

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