Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi

Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi
Wolińska-Riedi in 2023
Born	(1979-05-22) 22 May 1979 (age 45)
Nationality	Polish Vatican
Occupation	Journalist

Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi (born 22 May 1979)[1] is a Polish journalist, writer and television presenter who also holds Vatican City citizenship through marriage. She started working as a travel presenter after graduating from the University of Warsaw before becoming the Telewizja Polska Italian correspondent.

Education

Wolińska-Riedi has a degree in Italian studies from the University of Warsaw and a degree in church history from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[2] She also studied at the Diplomatic Academy in Warsaw.[3]

Career

In 2014, Wolińska-Riedi replaced Urszula Rzepczak as the Italian correspondent for the Polish television network Telewizja Polska.[4] She was invited to take up the role as the Telewizja Polska executives had seen her host a documentary about Polish people in the Vatican City.[2] In 2016, Wolińska-Riedi was invited by the President of Poland Andrzej Duda to present a gift on behalf of Poland to Pope Francis as the only representative of Poland located in the Vatican City.[5] This gesture was controversial and considered a breach of diplomatic protocol for Wolińska-Riedi to make the presentation as state gifts are supposed to be given by the head of state or high-ranking member of the government.[6]

In addition to working as a journalist, Wolińska-Riedi also works as a Polish translator for Italian and Latin. Through this translation work, she has been associated with the Holy See's Sacred Roman Rota and the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura in a legal capacity.[7]

Personal life

Wolińska-Riedi is married to a member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard and was married by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI.[4] She has lived and worked in Vatican City since 2003.[8] She holds Vatican City citizenship through her marriage to her husband, thus making her one of approximately 30 Vatican City women.[7] She has two daughters, both of whom were baptized by Pope Benedict.[4]

References

1. "Magdalena Wolińska" (in Polish). Sejm-wielki.pl. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
2. "Urszula Rzepczak korespondentką TVP tylko do końca roku. Zastąpi ją Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi" (in Polish). Wirtualnemedia.pl. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
3. "Magdalena Wolińska- Riedi. Modliłam się, by mieć dzieci" (in Polish). Wywiady. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
4. "Specjalnie dla Fronda.pl Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi, dziennikarka i żona Gwardzisty odkrywa nam tajemnice życia w … Watykanie!" (in Polish). Fronda.pl. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
5. "Korespondentka TVP wręczyła papieżowi Franciszkowi prezent w imieniu prezydenta Dudy – Press.pl – najnowsze informacje z branży medialnej, marketingowej, reklamowej i public relations" (in Polish). Press.pl. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
6. "Wpadka Kancelarii Prezydenta ws. prezentu dla papieża" (in Polish). Fakt.pl. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
7. "Behind the Walls: What It's Like to Live Inside the Vatican, for a Woman". Tumblr. TFI News. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
8. "W Watykanie dziś mieszka niewielu Polaków – Czwórka" (in Polish). polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

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