Alberto Melloni

Who is Alberto Melloni?

Alberto Melloni is a church historian known especially for his work on the Second Vatican Council.

Melloni studied in Bologna, Cornell and Fribourg. He has taught at the University of Bologna, the University of Rome III and is now Professor of History of Christianity at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, holder of the Unesco Chair for Religious Pluralism and Peace, and Director of the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII for Religious Studies in Bologna. He is also a columnist for Il Corriere della Sera, and he provides commentary for RAI TV.

Professor Melloni has been a member of the Foundation since 1982, Vicesecretary since 2002 and General Secretary since 2007. Founded in 1953, the Foundation is one of the most important centers of historical research in Europe.

Through the Foundation Professor Melloni has been involved in various international research projects. For example:

the history of the Second Vatican Council and a final work in five volumes, 2,500 pages, published in seven languages;