Delia Gallagher

Delia Buckley Gallagher (born March 11, 1970) is an American journalist based in

Vaticanologist, and religious journalist. Prior to joining CNN full time, she lived in Rome for 7 years. In Rome, she wrote a weekly column for Zenit News Agency

and was a contributing editor for the magazine. The History Channel Documentary, "Angels and Demons Decoded" released by A & E Television Networks profiled Gallagher commenting on Dan Brown's bestseller book which was made into a movie. Subsequently, Gallagher moderated the Angels and Demons movie press conference film debut in Rome on stage with Tom Hanks, Ron Howard and Dan Brown often speaking in Italian and English. She knows Pope Benedict XVI personally and travelled extensively with John Paul II, including his last trip to Poland. Upon the death of Pope John Paul II, she broadcast and commented for CNN Worldwide covering the unfolding event.

Early years and education

Delia Gallagher's parents are Irish immigrants from Counties

San Francisco a year later. She grew up in nearby San Jose

, where her parents still reside. With four younger brothers, Delia is the oldest of five children.

Gallagher attended St. Joseph of Cupertino School, then attended the college preparatory school of

MPhil in Theology. Gallagher speaks fluent Italian and conversational French

.

Pre-CNN Life

While still in college, Gallagher started working part-time as a writer at KCBS San Francisco. She later joined the AM News Radio station full-time after graduation. Her former colleagues described her as "extremely nice, focused, and hard working."

After graduate school, Delia joined the

2002 Molise earthquake. Gallagher lived in the Roman neighborhood of Parioli

.

After taking the position of Faith and Values Correspondent in September 2005, Gallagher reported on a wide range of topics for the television network. Some of her work included reports for Vatican Rules on

Anderson Cooper 360

.

Recent written work

2006.03.30 A Peek Through the Vatican Curtains (CNN)
2006.03.30 A Pope's Last Request: "Read me the Bible" (CNN)
2004.09.04 Holy House of Loreto; New Saints; Marvelli and Suriano (Zenit)
2004.08.26 An Icon the Pope Hoped to Deliver Personally (Zenit)
2004.08.19 Cardinal Poupard on Inculturation; Olympic Peace (Zenit)