Matteo Bruni (born 23 November 1976) is an

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media professional who serves as director of the Holy See Press Office of the Roman Curia. 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 Winchester, England, holds a

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and literature from

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in Rome. He joined the Press Office in 2009 to manage journalist accreditations. Since 2013 he has been responsible for communications during

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, before being appointed

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of the Holy See Press Office in 2019 by

. He speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish. He has been a member of the

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, a

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committed to social service, since he was a teenager. He is married and has a daughter. He announced the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on 31 December 2022.

References

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