Matthew Bunson (born 1966) is Vice President and Editorial Director of

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News, the Catholic multimedia network and is an American author of more than 50 books, a historian, professor, editor,

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theologian. He is also a Senior Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, and is on the faculty at Catholic International University. He is the author of the books ''

Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire The ''Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire'', written by Matthew Bunson in 1994 and published by Facts on File, is a detailed depiction of the history of the Roman Empire. This work, of roughly 494 pages (a 2002 revised version contains 636 pages) sto ...

'', Encyclopedia of American Catholic History, and ''Pope Francis'', the first English-language biography of Pope Francis in 2013.

Biography

His father was a U.S. military officer, Lt. Colonel Stephen M. Bunson (1924-1984), who was also interested in old Egyptian history.

Education

Bunson has a B.A. in history, an M.A. in Theology, a Master of Divinity, a Doctorate in Ministry and a Ph.D. in Church History from the Graduate Theological Foundation.

Career

He is on the faculty of the Catholic International University where he teaches Church History, including Roman Catholic-Islamic relations and Medieval and American Catholic History, and Catholic Social Teaching. He is a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Bunson is active in Catholic radio and hosts his own radio program, "Faithworks," for the Redeemer Radio network in Indiana, co-hosts EWTN's Register Radio. Bunson is a frequent guest on National Catholic radio programs, including ''Al Kresta'', the ''Son Rise Morning Show'', ''Drew Mariani'', and ''Teresa Tomeo'', and has appeared on the television networks Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, NBC News, CBS Radio, the BBC, and Channel 24 in Europe. He served as the general editor of Our Sunday Visitor's ''Catholic Almanac'' and ''The Catholic Answer''. He has served as a consultant for ''

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'' on Catholic matters. In 2016, Bunson joined

as Senior Contributor and Senior Editor for the

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Personal life

Bunson is married and lives in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Books

He is an author of more than 50 books, including: * ''

'' * ''The Encyclopedia of Catholic History'' * ''The Encyclopedia of Saints'' * ''All Shall Be Well'' * ''Papal Wisdom'' * ''The Pope Encyclopedia'' * ''Encyclopedia of American Catholic History'' * ''Angels A-Z, an Encyclopedia'' * ''Pope Benedict XVI and the Sexual Abuse Crisis'' (co-author) * ''We Have a Pope! Pope Benedict XVI'' * ''Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages'' * ''The Angelic Doctor'' * ''Apostle of the Exiled: St. Damien of Molokai'' * ''Saint Kateri Tekakwitha'' * ''Encyclopedia Sherlockiana'' * ''The Agatha Christie Encyclopedia'' * ''Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope''

References

External links

All books by Matthew Bunson

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