Matthew Bunson

Matthew Bunson (born 1966) is vice president and editorial director of EWTN News, the Catholic multimedia network and is an American author of more than 50 books, a historian, professor, editor, Roman Catholic 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, 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.

In 2016, Bunson joined EWTN as Senior Contributor and Senior Editor for the National Catholic Register.

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: Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire 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