Michael L. Budde

Michael L. Budde is Professor of Catholic Studies and Political Science and Senior Research Professor at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University. He previously served as Chair of the Department of Political Science and as Director of DePaul’s Center for Church-State Studies. His publications include The Borders of Baptism: Identities, Allegiances and the Church (2011) and the co-edited Witness of the Body: The Past, Present and Future of Christian Martyrdom (2011). His more recent work includes New World Pope: Pope Francis and the Future of the Church (2026).