David Kertzer is the Paul Dupee University Professor of Social Science at Brown University, where he is also professor of Anthropology and Italian studies. From 2006 to 2011 he was the Provost of Brown University. Charles Gallagher is Assistant Professor at the Boston College. His interests include American Catholicism, papal diplomacy, international relations, the Holocaust, and intelligence history. Alberto Melloni is Professor of History of Christianity at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) and Director of John XXIII Foundation for Religious Studies.