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 · 22h

quoted here
“US bishops to choose new president, discuss immigration enforcement, health care” - National Catholic Reporter
www.ncronline.org/news/us-bish...

US bishops to choose new president, discuss immigration enforcement, health care

The USCCB will meet this week in Baltimore to discuss evolving immigration issues, revised ethical directives for Catholic health care facilities and hold an election that "will have consequences beyo...

www.ncronline.org

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 2d

there are portals where buyers can order the kind of baby they want - and it’s much more than the color of their eyes
www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...

Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.

Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.

www.wsj.com

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 2d

quoted in CNN
www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/e...

Six months in, Pope Leo is bringing an American flavor to the papacy | CNN

Pope Leo XIV, who on Saturday marked six months since his election, has in recent weeks stepped up his criticism of the Trump administration while bringing a distinctively American flavor to the papac...

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Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 2d

si puo' pensare quello che si vuole di iniziative come questa qui del nostro Douthat (che nel particolare ha aspetti interessanti). Ma certamente questa generazione di intellettuali conservatori/di destra/cattolici sa come autopromuoversi e promuovere altre voci dentro il loro movimento.

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 4d

In 1920s, Pius XI explained how he had approached negotiations with Mussolini: "When it comes to saving souls, we feel the courage to negotiate even with the devil." In later years, Pius XI understood the cost of those negotiations. Some US bishops seems to have learned nothing.

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OBrother @obrother.bsky.social · 4d

Sadly, it seems that for some of them the most important message to convey is "By no means did I mean to incriminate the current administration or the President"...

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 4d

I hope that the US bishops in touch with the White House realise (and communicate to the public) that there is an order of priority here:
- people being arrested and detained in the way we can see every day
- people in detention (Catholics) not able to receive sacraments.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 5d

perdere il senso del ridicolo

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5d

World football governing body FIFA today announced it will introduce an award “to reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world.”

FIFA’s Trump Peace Prize? Football chief launches new award ahead of World Cup

FIFA is launching its own version of the Nobel Peace Prize. We wonder who will win?

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5d

FIFA’s Trump Peace Prize? Football chief launches new award ahead of World Cup

FIFA is launching its own version of the Nobel Peace Prize. We wonder who will win?

www.politico.eu

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 6d

dopo l'elezione del nuovo sindaco di NY, mi chiedo cosa direbbe (o cosa pensi) adesso Al Smith, governatore di NY che fu umiliato alle elezioni presidenziali del 1928 anche perchè in quanto cattolico fu accusato di "non appartenere" alla nazione americana bianca-protestante

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 6d

heartbreaking story, and recommended reading for those who study or want to understand the problem of abuse and lack of accountability in institutions
“After Martha”
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Paul Laity · After Martha

For the hospital, and for the NHS, it was a closed case, another preventable death: medicine is imperfect, such things...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Christoph Strack @strackchristoph.bsky.social · 7d

…weiterer Eklat, „bei dem ein Schweizergardist in Richtung von Mitgliedern einer jüdischen Delegation gespuckt haben soll“

Salzburger Theologe Gregor Maria Hoff zu antisemitischen Ausfällen bei Vatikan-Konferenz zu „Nostra Aetate“.

Da stellt man sich schon Fragen…

Hoff: Antisemitische Ausfälle bei Vatikan-Konferenz kein Einzelfall

Salzburger Theologe berichtet in "Furche"-Gastbeitrag über Eklats bei Konferenz zu 60 Jahre "Nostra Aetate": Schweizergardist soll sich verächtlich über Mitglieder einer jüdischen Delegation geäußert ...

www.kathpress.at

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 7d

one of the references in the history of theology and thought that helps to understand what Cardinal Zuppi meant when he said "Christendom is over" (it’s obvious that it is over)

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 8d

sui social americani, la campagna di odio e intimidazione contro il candidato in testa per l'elezione del sindaco di NY è spaventosa - il tutto basato sulle identità religiose, ovviamente.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 9d

Dancers at Trump’s Halloween party as people begin losing food stamps under his administration

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 10d

questo non e’ un cardinale qualsiasi che si fa una foto con un libro qualsiasi. Si tratta dell’ex prefetto della Dottrina della Fede con un libro per cui ha firmato la prefazione e pubblicato dall’organizzazione “Catholics for Catholics”, partner ufficiale della Casa Bianca di Trump.

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 11d

opening of my chapter in this volume just published

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 12d

ecco il video della mia conferenza di martedi sera. Grazie ancora agli organizzatori e alla collega Daniela Saresella
youtu.be/Uer9SE736nQ

IL FONDAMENTALISMO CATTOLICO AMERICANO

YouTube video by Casa della Cultura Via Borgogna 3 Milano

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Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 12d

in this week’s issue of “The Tablet”, my article on theology in the university

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Philipp Greifenstein @rocktoamna.bsky.social · 12d

In den Shownotes findet ihr Quellen und weitere Lektürehinweise. Ne umfängliche Liste diesmal u.a. mit @christians4future.bsky.social @strackchristoph.bsky.social @ekdde.bsky.social @l-dtrch.bsky.social @churchofengland.org & @massimofaggioli.bsky.social.

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 12d

When you’re desperate to get a real heavyweight French intellectual to come out swinging against Mamdani and the best you can do is BHL, the Johnny Hallyday of Philosophy.

COMMENTARY
Europeans Watch New York's
Mayor's Race With Fear
Zohran Mamdani's victory would imperil Jews and embolden totalitarians everywhere in the world.
By Bernard-Henri Lévy

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Louis Berger @ajournomento.bsky.social · 14d

Heute vor 60 Jahren setzte Papst Paul VI. die vom Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil verabschiedete Erklärung „Nostra aetate“ in Kraft, die die Gegenwart des Heiligen in allen nicht-christlichen Religionen anerkannte und zu einer universalen Geschwisterlichkeit durch interreligiösen Dialog aufrief.

Papst Paul VI. bei der Verkündigung der Erklärung „Nostra aetate“.

Massimo Faggioli @massimofaggioli.bsky.social · 14d

Spotted in Peeters's bookstore in Leuven last week. Nice to see it in print (and there is also the German edition). These volumes are part of the most complex project I've ever been a part of, and as a member of the steering committee.