Philippe Chenaux is a professor of church history and theology at Pontificia Universita Lateranense in Rome. His research interests include the history of the papacy, the history of the Vatican and the history of modern Catholic thought.

The Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi Ebraici at Pisa University in Italy promotes the field of Jewish studies. It is an interdepartmental center that focuses on the history and culture of Judaism. Cesare Letta is director.

Il Pitigliani is an Italian Jewish center located in Rome. It provides informal education and services.

The Archiocesi di Firenze (Archdiocese of Florence) covers over 322 parishes and almost 840,000 Catholics. Giuseppe Betori is the archbishop.

Robert Mickens is editor-in-chief at Global Pulse, a Catholic magazine. He has been the Vatican correspondent for The Tablet, a Catholic weekly published in London. He is based in Rome.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations works to eliminate world hunger. Its headquarters are in Rome, but it has a liaison office with North America in Washington, D.C.

The Community of Sant’Egidio is an international Catholic organization that has been involved in peacebuilding.

The National Catholic Reporter has a June 22, 2009, podcast and summary of a story, “Jesuit sees convergence of U.S., Vatican policies,” featuring an interview with the Rev. Thomas Reese about relations between the Vatican and the Obama administration.

Read a June 22, 2009, National Catholic Reporter story, “Progressive Catholics at home in Obama administration.”