Thomas Massaro, S.J., holds the Laurence J. McGinley Endowed Chair in Religion and Society at Fordham University. He came to Fordham in 2018 as Professor of Moral Theology, a title he also held at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Boston College, and at Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, where he also served as Dean.

A Jesuit priest of the United States East Province, Father Massaro earned a doctorate in Christian social ethics from Emory University. His eleven books and over one hundred fifty published articles are devoted to Catholic social teaching and its recommendations for public policies oriented to social justice, peace, worker rights and poverty alleviation. A former columnist for America magazine, he writes and lectures frequently on such topics as the ethics of globalization, peacemaking, environmental concern, the role of conscience in religious participation in public life, and developing a spirituality of justice.

Besides teaching courses on many aspects of Catholic social teaching and the role of religion in public life, Father Massaro also serves as Associate Director of Fordham’s Center for Ethics Education. His most recent books include Mercy in Action: The Social Teachings of Pope Francis (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) and Pope Francis as Moral Leader (Paulist Press, 2023).

Talk About posts by Rev. Thomas Massaro:

• How the Papacy of the First Jesuit Pope Will Be Remembered in the Distant Future
• Theological Perspectives on the Document Dignitas Infinita
• The Renewal of Catholic Social Concerns in Fratelli Tutti