Mauro Castagnaro
Mauro Castagnaro (born 1963 in Crema, Italy) is an Italian journalist, editor, author and political scientist specialising in economic, social, political and ecclesial affairs in Latin America.[1][2] He is the author, with Ludovica Eugenio, of the first of the many books that would eventually appear dealing with the papacy of Pope Francis: Dissent Stifled: an agenda for Pope Francis (Italian: Il Dissenso Soffocato: un’agenda per Papa Francesco,) published by La Meridiana (2013).[3][4] He is vice-president of the Italian section of the controversial We Are Church international movement, which campaigns for widespread reform in the Roman Catholic Church.[5][6]
Early life and work
Mauro Castagnaro was born in Crema in 1963. He graduated from the University of Milan with a degree in Political Science. He worked as an editor for Servizio Informazione America Latina (SIAL) (English: Latin American Information Service).[7] A prolific writer on contemporary religious questions, he is currently editor of the Xaverian Brothers magazine Mission Today (Italian: Missione Oggi)[8] and a contributor to several Italian periodicals such as Il Regno,[9] Jesus,[10] and Popoli.[11] Mauro Castagnaro's work mainly focuses on socio-economic and political issues in Latin America, especially as these relate to the Roman Catholic Church, fringe Catholicism, Catholic dissent and Independent Catholicism.[12] He has contributed to a range of publications for We Are Church including Eucharist Without Priests?[13]
Selected bibliography
- Mauro Castagnaro (interview with) in Maria Caterina Cifatte, Sensibilità Maschili: Punti di vista sul femminismo e sulla parzialità di genere, I Segni dei Gabrielli Editori, San Pietro in Caviano (Verona) 2008
- Mauro Castagnaro and Ludovica Eugenio, Il Dissenso Soffocato: un’agenda per Papa Francesco, La Meridiana, Molfetta (Bari), 2013
- Mauro Castagnaro (foreword) in Edward Jarvis, Carlos Duarte Costa: testament of a socialist bishop, Apocryphile Press, Berkeley (California), 2019
References
- ^ Maria Caterina Cifatte, Sensibilità Maschili: Punti di vista sul femminismo e sulla parzialità di genere, I Segni dei Gabrielli Editori, San Pietro in Caviano (Verona) 2008, p 24
- ^ Mission Today (Xaverians), https://www.saveriani.it/collaboratori/item/mauro-castagnaro accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ La Stampa (newspaper) https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/it/2013/08/03/news/il-dissenso-soffocato-forse-il-papa-ha-gia-risposto-1.36058818 accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ La Meridiana, https://www.lameridiana.it/il-dissenso-soffocato-un-agenda-per-papa-francesco.html accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ La Repubblica (newspaper) https://milano.repubblica.it/tempo-libero/cultura/evento/ventennale_di_noi_siamo_chiesa_alla_biblioteca_umanistica_di_santa_maria_incoronata-105854.html?refresh_ce accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ Radio Radicale, http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/545146/noi-siamo-chiesa-ventesima-assemblea-nazionale-interviste-ad-alcuni-partecipanti accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ Maria Caterina Cifatte, Sensibilità Maschili: Punti di vista sul femminismo e sulla parzialità di genere, I Segni dei Gabrielli Editori, San Pietro in Caviano (Verona) 2008, p 24
- ^ Mission Today (Xaverians), https://www.saveriani.it/collaboratori/item/mauro-castagnaro accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ Il Regno, 'America Latina - Chiesa in Salvador: violenza diffusa' http://www.ilregno.it/attualita/2016/8/america-latina-chiesa-in-salvador-violenza-diffusa accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ Jesus, Saint Paul Periodicals, 'I Martiri dell' UCA chiedono giustizia' https://www.jesusonline.it/8-agosto-2018.html accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ Popoli, 'Quando il vescovo diventa verde' http://www.popoli.info/easyne2/Articolo/Quando_il_vescovo_diventa_verde.aspx accessed 8 July 2019
- ^ Edward Jarvis, Carlos Duarte Costa: testament of a socialist bishop, Apocryphile Press, Berkeley (California), 2019, pp 7-16
- ^ La Meridiana (2009) https://www.lameridiana.it/eucaristia-senza-prete.html accessed 8 July 2019