Pope Francis between novelty and tradition: a conversation with Greg Burke (Vatican Senior Communications Adviser) (Jessica Carter, Aspenia online)

03.05.2013 16:19

https://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/pope-francis-between-novelty-and-tradition-conversation-greg-burke-vatican-senior-communicat

It is hard to deny that Pope Francis is a master communicator. In less than two months, he successfully put the Catholic Church in the spotlight and in a positive manner - a task that very recently seemed next to impossible. Pope Francis, in fact, accomplished this with little more than simple words and actions – and of course a lot of media attention. We spoke with Greg Burke, Senior Communications Adviser at the Vatican's Secretariat of State and former Rome-based correspondent for Fox News Channel and for Time magazine, about the young papacy’s communications strategy and the long road – and the difficult issues – that still lie ahead.

Rome, Italy (Stefano Spaziani/UPI/eyevine)