BBC Correspondent David Willey, Longtime Vatican and Papal Chronicler, Dies at 93

July 14, 2026 World News

Fabio Gonnella/EWTN News
David Willey, a longtime BBC correspondent who covered Rome and the Vatican for more than five decades, speaks with EWTN News in his home in Trevignano Romano, Italy, on Feb. 11, 2026. Willey died in Italy on July 11, 2026, at the age of 93.

EWTN News spoke to the journalist in February about his more than 50 years covering the Vatican.

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