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CATHOLICISM
Covering Pope Benedict’s visit to America
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THE NORTHEAST
• Stephen Pope is chairman of the theology department at Boston College and a frequent
commentator on church affairs and the papacy. Contact 617-552-3892, popest@bc.edu.
• Alice L. Laffey is an associate professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in
Worcester, Mass. She has written a history of papal statements and the
evolution of papal teaching, and she can address issues regarding women and
gender. Contact 508-793-3359, alaffey@holycross.edu.
• Lisa Sowle Cahill is the J. Donald Monan Professor of Theology at Boston College and a veteran
writer and commentator on issues of sex and gender in Catholicism. Contact
617-552-3890, Lisa.Cahill@bc.edu.
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THE EAST
• The Rev. Robert Wister is a leading expert on the history of the papacy. He is an associate professor
of church history at Immaculate Conception School of Theology at Seton Hall
University in New Jersey, and he is faculty fellow in the School of Diplomacy
and International Relations at Seton Hall. He earned a doctorate in church
history at Gregorian University in Rome. Contact 973-761-9000 ext. 2048, wisterro@shu.edu.
• John S. Grabowski is an associate professor of religious
studies at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He specializes in
ethics and moral theology, with an expertise in women’s issues. Contact 202-319-6509,
or grabowski@cua.edu.
• Frank J. Coppa is a history professor at St. John’s University in Jamaica, N.Y., and editor of
the Encyclopedia of the Vatican and Papacy and The Modern Papacy
Since 1789. Contact 718-990-6090, coppaf@stjohns.edu.
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THE SOUTHEAST
• The Rev. Gerald P. Fogarty is a professor of religious studies and history at the University of Virginia
and an expert on the Vatican. He is author of several books, including The
Papacy: From Low Regard to High Esteem: The Catholic Church in the Twentieth
Century (2000). Contact 434-924-6707, gpf@virginia.edu.
• Joseph Iannone is dean of the School of Graduate Studies at
St. Thomas University in Miami. He is well-versed in the issues facing
contemporary Catholicism and the papacy. Contact 305-628-6658, jiannone@stu.edu.
• Mark Ellingsen is an associate professor at the
Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. He is the author of the
article “Joseph Ratzinger: How Conservative is Benedict XVI?” in the October
2005 issue of Theology Today. Contact 404-527-7700, mellingsen@itc.edu.
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THE SOUTH
• The Rev. Peter J. Bernardi is associate professor of religious studies at Loyola University in New
Orleans. He can talk about the papacy in the contemporary world. He contributed
an essay to the collection in Catholicism Contending With Modernity: Roman
Catholic Modernism and Anti-Modernism in Historical Context (2000). Contact
504-865-3941, bernardi@loyno.edu.
• The Rev. William F. Maestri is a theologian and spokesman
for the Archdiocese of New Orleans with a specialty in bioethics. Maestri can
be reached through the communications office of his archdiocese
at 504-596-3023, communications@archdiocese-no.org.
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THE MIDWEST
• Sandra Yocum-Mize is chair of religious studies at the University of Dayton who specializes in
the history of theology, which is Benedict’s forte. Contact 937-229-4321, Sandra.Yocum-Mize@notes.udayton.edu.
• The Rev. Michael A. Fahey is a professor of theological studies at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He
is an expert on the history and office of the papacy, and papal elections.
Contact 414-288-3164, michael.fahey@marquette.edu.
• Dennis Doyle is a professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton and a frequent
commentator and author on Catholic issues and the papacy. Contact 937-229-4219, dennis.doyle@notes.udayton.edu.
• The Rev. Steven M. Avella is professor of history at Marquette University in Milwaukee and an expert on
the papacy. Contact 414-288-3556, steven.avella@marquette.edu.
• The Rev. Richard Costigan is at the theology department at Loyola University in Chicago and is an expert
on the papacy and papal history and controversies. Contact 773-508-2354 or at
the Jesuit Residence, 773-508-8800. Email rcostig@luc.edu.
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THE SOUTHWEST
• The Rev. Charles E. Curran is Scurlock Professor of Human Values at Southern Methodist University in
Dallas. He is a liberal theologian who was dismissed from Catholic University
of America for his teachings on human sexuality after an extended struggle,
which included face-to-face meetings with then-Cardinal Ratzinger. Contact
214-768-4073, ccurran@mail.smu.edu.
• Robert Blair Kaiser is a former Jesuit priest and author of several books on the Catholic Church.
His latest is A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for
the Future (2006). Kaiser lives in Phoenix, Ariz. Contact 602-358-7274, rbkaiser@justgoodcompany.com.
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THE WEST/NORTHWEST
• The Rev. Thomas P. Rausch is a theology
professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. A Catholic priest,
Rausch is the author of Authority and Leadership in the Church: Past
Directions and Future Possibilities (1988). Contact 310-338-7670, trausch@lmu.edu.
• The Rev. Patrick Howell is vice president for mission and ministry at the School of Theology and Ministry
at Seattle University. He co-edited the book Empowering Authority: The Charisms
of Episcopacy and Primacy in the Church Today (1990). Contact 206-296-5331, patrickh@seattleu.edu.
• The Rev. James Eblen is an associate professor in Seattle
University’s School of Theology and Ministry who can speak about the papacy.
Contact 206-296-5339, jeblen@seattleu.edu.
• Sally Vance-Trembath is an assistant professor of theology
and religious studies at the University of San Francisco. Her areas of
expertise include the pope and the Catholic Church today. Contact 415-422-5137, vancetrs@usfca.edu, or through Robert
Hood, 415-422-2697.
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