Sandro Magister

Sandro Magister
Born
Alessandro Magiste

(1943-10-02) 2 October 1943 (age 81)
NationalityItalian
Alma materTheological Faculty of Milan and at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, theology, philosophy, and history
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
EmployerL'espresso
SpouseAnna
RelativesTwo daughters
Websitehttp://magister.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it

Sandro Magister (born 2 October 1943) is an Italian journalist who writes for the magazine L'espresso.[1]

Magister specializes in religious news, in particular on the Catholic Church and the Vatican. He has written two books on the political history of the Italian episcopate: "Italian Church: Vatican Politics and Italy 1943-1978" and "Extraparliamentary Church: The Triumph of the Pulpit". He also manages the website Chiesa on the topic of modern ecclesiastical affairs.[2]

Some days before its official publication on 18 June 2015,[3] Sandro Magister was accused of violating an embargo by publishing parts of the encyclical Laudato si, and was deprived of accreditation to the Vatican press room as a result, on 16 June 2015. Magister's response was that the document was an early draft not covered by the embargo, obtained by his editor who made the decision to publish; he had written merely an introduction.[4]

He, his wife Anna, and their two daughters live in Rome.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Sandro Magister. "Collection of the Magister's articles published by "L'Espresso"". chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it (in English and Italian). Archived from the original on July 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Notizie, analisi, documenti sulla Chiesa cattolica, a cura di Sandro Magister". Chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. ^ "Fr Lombardi's statement on Encyclical leak - Vatican Radio". En.radiovaticana.va. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  4. ^ "Pope Francis' Encyclical Leaked, Now Fallout Begins". Usnews.com\accessdate=2017-06-13.