Sandro Magister (1943-) is an Italian journalist who writes for the magazine "L'espresso". He specializes in religious news, in particular on the Catholic Church and the Vatican. He has written two books and has taught courses about political history of the Italian episcopate : “Italian Church: Vatican “Politics and Italy 1943-1978” and “Extraparliamentary Church: The Triumph of the Pulpit”. He also manages the website Chiesa on the topic of modern ecclesiastical affairs.