Antonio Socci
Encyclopedia
Antonio Socci is an Italian media personality, journalist
and book writer
. He is best known for coverage of Catholic Church topics, including general history, but also at times controversial subjects such as his works on the Secrets of Fatima and the works of Pope John Paul II
.
lay ecclesial movement in 1977. He studied at the University of Siena
under literary critic Franco Fortini, earning a Bachelor Degree degree in Modern Literature. He worked for the weekly paper Il Sabato before returning to university. Following his return to journalism in 1987, he courted controversy after writing a piece on the modernist crisis in the Catholic world entitled Thirteen Years of our History. He was denounced together with Roberto Fontolan to the ecclesiastical court of the diocese of Milan associated with the social democratic Rosa Bianca, due to their critical comments on Giuseppe Lazzati.
For a few months Socci was the editor of 30 Giorni, before returning to Il Sabato and after that closed in 1993, he moved to Il Giornale
. He has also collaborated with other Italian media outlets, including Il Foglio
, Libero
and Panorama
. In 2002 Socci joined RAI
as the assistant manager of Rai Due
. Between 2002 and 2004 he was the writer and presenter of a program called Excalibur. Since 2004, after his programme was cancelled, he has been appointed president, on behalf of RAI, at the advanced School of radiotelevision (RAI) journalism of Perugia
. In 2004 he left his-long standing membership in Communion and Liberation.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and book writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He is best known for coverage of Catholic Church topics, including general history, but also at times controversial subjects such as his works on the Secrets of Fatima and the works of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
.
Life
From a working class family, Socci joined the Communion and LiberationCommunion and Liberation
Communion and Liberation, or CL, is a lay ecclesial movement within the Catholic Church.-Overview:CL grew out of the educational and catechetical methods of Msgr. Luigi Giussani, who founded the movement...
lay ecclesial movement in 1977. He studied at the University of Siena
University of Siena
The University of Siena in Siena, Tuscany is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called Studium Senese, the University of Siena was founded in 1240. The University has around 20,000 students, nearly half of Siena's total population of around 54,000...
under literary critic Franco Fortini, earning a Bachelor Degree degree in Modern Literature. He worked for the weekly paper Il Sabato before returning to university. Following his return to journalism in 1987, he courted controversy after writing a piece on the modernist crisis in the Catholic world entitled Thirteen Years of our History. He was denounced together with Roberto Fontolan to the ecclesiastical court of the diocese of Milan associated with the social democratic Rosa Bianca, due to their critical comments on Giuseppe Lazzati.
For a few months Socci was the editor of 30 Giorni, before returning to Il Sabato and after that closed in 1993, he moved to Il Giornale
Il Giornale
il Giornale is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan, Italy.-History:The newspaper was planned in 1972 by the journalist Indro Montanelli, together with the colleague Enzo Bettiza, after some disagreements with the new pro-left editorial line adopted by the newspaper Corriere della Sera,...
. He has also collaborated with other Italian media outlets, including Il Foglio
Il Foglio
Il Foglio is a Italian centre-right daily newspaper, with circulation of about 13,000 copies per day. It was founded in 1996 by the Italian journalist and politician Giuliano Ferrara, after he left as editor of the magazine Panorama- Characteristics :...
, Libero
Libero (newspaper)
Libero is an Italian Right-wing newspaper, published in Milan, Italy, founded by the journalist Vittorio Feltri and edited by Maurizio Belpietro....
and Panorama
Panorama (Italian magazine)
Panorama is a right-wing Italian-language news magazine.-Ownership:The magazine is published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the largest Italian publishing house...
. In 2002 Socci joined RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
as the assistant manager of Rai Due
Rai Due
Rai 2 is one of the three main television channels broadcast by Italian public television company RAI alongside with Rai 1 and Rai 3. Rai 2 first started transmissions on November 4, 1961...
. Between 2002 and 2004 he was the writer and presenter of a program called Excalibur. Since 2004, after his programme was cancelled, he has been appointed president, on behalf of RAI, at the advanced School of radiotelevision (RAI) journalism of Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
. In 2004 he left his-long standing membership in Communion and Liberation.
Works
- Obiettivo Tarkovskij. L'opera, la spiritualita, il pensiero di un grande del cinema del '900, Milano, Editoriale italiana, 1987. Prefazione di Krzysztof ZanussiKrzysztof ZanussiKrzysztof Zanussi, is a Polish producer and film director.He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop...
- Tredici anni della nostra storia. 1974-1987, Milano, Editoriale italiana, supplemento a Il Sabato n. 13, 1988. Con Roberto Fontolan. Introduzione di Augusto del Noce
- Pio IXPio IXPio IX is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Piauí. The city is named after Pope Pius IX....
e Garcia MorenoGabriel García MorenoGabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón was an Ecuadorian statesman who twice served as President of Ecuador and was assassinated during his second term, after being elected to a third term...
. Il papa scomodo e il presidente cattolico, Caltanissetta, Krinon, 1988. Con Rino Cammilleri - Il gigante e la cascina. Che cosa succede quando una libera iniziativa rompe la regola della spartizione? Storia di un gruppo di giovani romani e del loro scontro con il Palazzo, Milano, Editoriale italiana, supplemento a Il Sabato n. 35, 1989. A cura di Antonio Socci. Introduzione di Giancarlo Cesana
- La societa dell'allegria. Il partito piemontese contro la chiesa di don Bosco, Milano, SugarCo, 1989. Ripubblicato nel 2004 come La dittatura anticattolica. Il caso don Bosco e l'altra faccia del Risorgimento
- Cristiani. L'avventura umana di 14 santi, Roma, Nuova cultura, 1991. Prefazione del cardinale Hans Hermann GroërHans Hermann GroërHans Hermann Wilhelm Groër, OSB was an Austrian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1986 to 1995, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988...
- Cristiani. Vite di santi, Roma, Nuova cultura, 1993. Con Lorenzo Cappelletti
- C'era una volta il sacro. Stupidario ecclesiastico, Milano, Bompiani, 1994. Prefazione di Vittorio MessoriVittorio MessoriVittorio Messori is an Italian journalist and writer. According to Sandro Magister, a Vaticanist, he is the "most translated Catholic writer in the world."-Life:...
. ISBN 884522189X - I nuovi perseguitati. Indagine sulla intolleranza anticristiana nel nuovo secolo del martirio, Casale Monferrato, Piemme, 2002. ISBN 9788838469534
- Uno strano cristiano. Incontrare Dio nel mondo di oggi: le ragioni di una fede che cambia la vita, Milano, Rizzoli, 2003. ISBN 9788817872874. Autobiografia. Ha ottenuto il Premio Basilicata
- In difesa della vita. Legge 40, fecondazione assistita e mass media, Casale Monferrato, Piemme, 2005. Con Carlo CasiniCarlo CasiniCarlo Casini is an Italian politician. He has been a member of the European Parliament since May 8, 2006, when he took up a seat vacated after the 2006 Italian general election. He represents the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats within the EPP-ED parliamentary group. He was previously an...
. ISBN 9788838410550 - Mistero Medjugorje, Casale Monferrato, Piemme, 2005. ISBN 9788838484933. Libro inchiesta di notevole successo
- Com'è bello il mondo, com'è grande Dio. Ipotesi sul nuovo millennio, Casale Monferrato, Piemme, 2005. ISBN 9788838484940
- Santi secondo me, Casale Monferrato, Piemme, 2006. ISBN 9788838486067
- Il genocidio censurato. Aborto: un miliardo di vittime innocenti, Casale Monferrato, Piemme, 2006. ISBN 9788838486050
- Il quarto segreto di Fatima, Milano, Rizzoli, 2006. ISBN 9788817022279
- Il segreto di Padre Pio, Milano, Rizzoli, 2007. ISBN 9788817018418
- Indagine su Gesù, Milano, Rizzoli, 2008. ISBN 9788817025904
- I segreti di Karol WojtylaPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
, Milano, Rizzoli, 2009. ISBN 9788817032834