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William Crawley

Belfast, Manchester

Presenter, Talkback at BBC Radio Ulster

Presenter, BBC Radio 4 Sunday at BBC Radio 4

BBC presenter. @BBCNIreland, @BBCNewsNI. @BBCR4Sunday. Member @RIADawson. @EF_Fellows. Cynophilist. Talking on-air against my better judgment.

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  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | William Crawley

    Image source, EPAImage caption, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel on FridayThe Vatican press corps is watching Leo XIV very closely for clues to the kind of pope he plans to be. The detective work began even before he appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica to greet the people of Rome and the world. When Cardinal Dominique Mamberti revealed that the new pope would take the name Leo XIV, that was the first clue to be interpreted.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | William Crawley

    Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Pope Francis waving to the waiting crowds at College Green, Dublin during his visit to Ireland in 2018The global media attention given to the death of Pope Francis and his funeral, which takes place today at St Peter's Basilica, and the obvious affection felt for him by millions of people around the world, will come as no surprise to anyone who watched his 12-year pontificate unfold.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | William Crawley

    Pope Francis's body is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for public mourning.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | William Crawley

    Image source, ReutersImage caption, Pope Francis' body was transferred to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday morningOn Saturday, the Dean of the College of Cardinals will preside at the papal funeral— an event that will be transmitted to the world on television, radio, and a bewildering array of digital platforms.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | William Crawley

    Image source, Philip MasseyImage caption, Pope Francis in Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 2018Fr Jorge Bergoglio often described Ireland affectionately as "the green country", recalling his first impressions of its landscape when, in 1980, he spent a short sabbatical in Dublin trying to improve his English. With that visit, he became only the second pope in the church's history to set foot on Irish soil.

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