Bruno Bartoloni

Bruno Bartoloni
Bartoloni in 2017
Born(1940-03-26)26 March 1940
Rome, Italy
Died18 October 2024(2024-10-18) (aged 84)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Journalist
Writer

Bruno Bartoloni (26 March 1940 – 18 October 2024) was an Italian journalist and writer.[1]

Life and career

Born in Rome on 26 March 1940, Bartoloni was the son of journalist Giulio Bartoloni and Marianne Dorn-Warschauer, a German Jew who was the granddaughter of Felix Mendelssohn.[2] He converted to Catholicism to escape deportation by the Nazis,[3] which later led him to become a vaticanist [fr].[4] Growing up, he accompanied his father to the Vatican.[5] Once he finished his secondary school studies, he began working as a journalist and was involved in the premature announcement of the death of Pope Pius XII. He worked as a freelancer before joining Agence France Presse in 1961 where he remained until 1 June 2005, the day before the death of Pope John Paul II.[6] He remained active until his death, writing for Corriere della Sera, Paris Match, France Télévisions, BFM TV, and Radio France Internationale.[7][8]

Bartoloni died in Rome on 18 October 2024, at the age of 84.[9]

Works

  • Le Vatican et ses papes (2008)
  • Le roman du Vatican secret (2009)[10]
  • Lo Orecchie del Vaticano (2012)[11]
  • Le ali di Leonardo sul vento del Bosforo (2013)[12]
  • Un juif au Vatican (2018)[13]

References

  1. ^ Tornielli, Andrea (18 October 2024). "Addio a Bruno Bartoloni, vaticanista col sorriso". Vatican News (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Addio a Bruno Bartoloni, mitico vaticanista della France Presse. Disincantato narratore di un tempo di passaggio". FarodiRoma (in Italian). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "« Un juif au Vatican » : le témoignage de Bruno Bartoloni qui côtoya sept papes en un demi-siècle. Ph Rochot". philipperochot.com (in French). 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ Brusini, Hervé (13 February 2013). "SMS, tweet et discours en latin... Quand les papes communiquent". France Info (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ^ Pigozzi, Caroline (10 March 2018). "Bruno Bartoloni: "Un juif au Vatican"". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Le vaticaniste de l'AFP pendant quarante ans témoigne « Jean-Paul II, une vraie tête de mule »". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 7 April 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Bruno Bartoloni". Editions du Cygne (in French).
  8. ^ "Bruno Bartoloni, journaliste spécialiste du Vatican au quotidien italien «Corriere della serra»". Radio France Internationale (in French). 12 February 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Morto Bruno Bartoloni, vaticanista e «marrano laico», raccontò 7 pontefici. Quella volta che si portò a casa gli sci di Wojtyla". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Rome. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Le roman du Vatican secret". Babelio (in French).
  11. ^ "Le orecchie del Vaticano". archiviostorico.info (in Italian).
  12. ^ "Le ali di Leonardo sul vento del Bosforo". Logart Press (in Italian).
  13. ^ "Un juif au Vatican : Mémoires". Fnac (in French).