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John McGreevy's new book presents a global history of Catholicism

By Joe Donahue
Published November 14, 2022 at 11:33 AM EST
W.W. Norton

John T. McGreevy is Provost and Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and the award-winning author of three books on Catholicism and many essays. His new book is "Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis."

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