Education
He has a Doctor of Philosophy in political science from University of California, Berkeley.
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Thomas Reese
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Career
He is a senior analyst at National Catholic Reporter, and a former editor-in-chief of the weekly Catholic magazine America. He was an associate editor of America 1978-1985, a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center from 1985-1998, editor-in-chief at America 1998-2005 and returned to Woodstock 2006, where he stayed to 2013. He was appointed to the United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom by President Barack Obama.
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Reese resigned after seven years as the editor of America due to pressure from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Vatican. Over a period of five years, the congregation objected to various editorial decisions made by Reese concerning certain issues addressed in the magazine, notably priestly celibacy and the ordination of women. Following his resignation, Reese spent a year-long sabbatical at Santa Clara University before being named a fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington, District of Columbia
