Longtime AP bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84
He covered five popes and major world events during a 46-year AP career, and died of cancer at 84, his children said.
- Victor L. Simpson, the longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press, died Sunday at 84 after a four-decade career spanning five popes and major global conflicts.
- During a 46-year career, Simpson covered defining 20th and 21st-century stories from the 1967 Newark race riots to Middle East conflicts, before joining the Rome bureau in 1972 as a Vatican correspondent.
- Simpson's life included the 1985 killing of his 11-year-old daughter, Natasha, by Palestinian militants at Rome's airport, yet he secured a landmark 1988 exclusive with Pope John Paul on Solidarity strikes in Poland.
- Retired Associated Press President and CEO Louis Boccardi called Simpson "one of a kind," while Executive Editor Julie Pace said his "extraordinary life" built "a lasting legacy" affecting generations of AP journalists worldwide.
- Vatican reporter Philip Pullella said Simpson's Jewish background allowed him to cover the Holy See with distance, avoiding "false awe" of institutional pomp, and Simpson remained until covering the 2013 conclave electing Pope Francis.
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Longtime AP Rome bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84 - Regional Media News
ROME (AP) - Victor L. Simpson, the longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press whose four decades as a foreign correspondent spanned five popes, wars and violence that touched him personally, has died. He was 84. Simpson died of cancer Sunday at his home [...]
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Longtime AP bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84
ROME (AP) — Victor L. Simpson, the longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press whose four decades as a foreign correspondent spanned five popes, wars and violence that touched him personally, has died. He was 84.
Longtime AP bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at
ROME (AP) — Victor L. Simpson, the longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press whose four decades as a foreign correspondent spanned five popes, wars and violence that touched him personally, has died. He was 84.
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