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Greg Burke
Born
Gregory Joseph Burke

(1959-08-11) August 11, 1959 (age 65)
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationDirector of the Press Office
EmployerHoly See Press Office

Gregory Joseph "Greg" Burke (born 8 November 1959[1]) is an American journalist. He is the Director of the Holy See Press Office. He was formerly a correspondent for the Fox News Channel, and for Time Magazine, based in Rome. In June 2012 it was announced he would be taking up the position of senior communications adviser with the Secretariat of State.[2][3][4]

He was appointed vice director of the Holy See Press Office in December 2015, and was promoted to director of that office 1st August 2016.[5]

Personal life

Burke is from St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism. He is a member of Opus Dei.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 11.07.2016", Holy See Press Office
  2. ^ a b Winfield, Nicole (June 23, 2012). "APNewsBreak: Vatican gets Fox media adviser". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "APNewsBreak: Fox correspondent named senior Vatican communications adviser". The Washington Post. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Kenny, Joseph (August 8, 2012). "'Rock solid' St. Louis impacts Vatican communicator". St. Louis Review. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "St. Louis Native Promoted to Pope's Spokeman". CBS St. Louis. July 12, 1016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.