Matteo Bruni (born 23 November 1976) is an Italian-British media professional who serves as director of the

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of the

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. He was appointed on 18 July 2019 by

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, succeeding Greg Burke. He is the first non-journalist to hold the office.

Biography

Matteo Bruni, who was born in 1976 in

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, England, holds a degree in

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and literature from

La Sapienza University The Sapienza University of Rome (), formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", abbreviated simply as Sapienza ('Wisdom'), is a Public university, public research university located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1303 and is ...

in Rome. He joined the

in 2009 to manage journalist accreditations. In 2013, he became responsible for communications during papal travels. Bruni was appointed director of the Holy See Press Office in 2019 by

, succeeding Greg Burke. He is the first non-journalist to hold the office. He announced the death of Pope Emeritus

Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, his resignation on 28 Februar ...

on 31 December 2022.

Personal life

Bruni speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish. He has been a member of the Community of Sant’Egidio, a Catholic lay association committed to social service, since he was a teenager. He is married and has a daughter.''Nowy szef Biura Prasowego Stolicy Apostolskiej''
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References

1976 births Living people British Roman Catholics British people of Italian descent British translators Members of the Secretariat for Communication Officials of the Roman Curia {{UK-translator-stub