Andreas Englisch


Andreas Englisch is a German journalist who specializes in reporting on the Vatican.

Biography

Englisch graduated from Marien-Gymnasium Werl in 1983. He then studied literature and journalism in Hamburg.
He moved to Rome in 1987, only planning to stay there for six months, to learn Italian. He headed the Roman correspondent office of the Axel Springer publishing house for ten years. Until the end of March 2010, he was the permanent Italian and Vatican correspondent exclusively for Bild and Bild am Sonntag. He was then recalled by Bild editor-in-chief Kai Diekmann and assigned to another position in the publishing house. Since then he is working as a freelande journalist.
Since 1995, he has sometimes accompanied popes on their travels by plane. In 2004, he wrote a biography about his experiences during his travels with Pope [John Paul II]. During his travels with Pope John Paul II, he changed from being an original critic of the Pope to a Pope admirer, which he traced in his biography of the Pope John Paul II: The Secret of Karol Wojtyła. In the following years, his books God's Footsteps and The Miracle Pope were published, in which he characterized John Paul II as a "miracle pope".
Englisch later received public attention through his prediction that Pope Benedict XVI would resign from office, which proved to be correct in February 2013.
Englisch presented the story behind the Giuseppe Gulotta case to the public.

Personal life

Englisch is married and has a son.

Books

  • Der stille Gott der Wölfe., Stuttgart 1995,
  • Die Petrusakte., Berlin 1998,
  • Johannes Paul II. – Das Geheimnis des Karol Wojtyła., Ullstein, München 2004, 2nd edition 2005 and Hockebooks, München 2020
  • Johannes Paul II. Ein Leben in Bildern. Augsburg 2005,
  • Habemus Papam. Von Johannes Paul II. zu Benedikt XVI. München 2005,
  • Gottes Spuren, Die Wunder der katholischen Kirche. München 2006,
  • Wenn Gott spricht: Die Prophezeiungen der katholischen Kirche. München 2009,
  • Der Wunderpapst: Johannes Paul II. München 2011,
  • Benedikt XVI. Der deutsche Papst. München 2011,
  • Franziskus – Zeichen der Hoffnung. Das Erbe Benedikts XVI. und die Schicksalswahl des neuen Papstes. München 2013,
  • Der Kämpfer im Vatikan – Papst Franziskus und sein mutiger Weg. C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München 2015,
  • Franziskus – Ein Lebensbild. C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München 2016,
  • Der Pakt gegen den Papst. Franziskus und seine Feinde im Vatikan. C. Bertelsmann, München 2020,
  • Mein geheimes Rom: Die verborgenen Orte der Ewigen Stadt. C. Bertelsmann, München 2021,
  • Das Vermächtnis von Papst Franziskus: Wie der Kämpfer im Vatikan die katholische Kirche verändert hat. C. Bertelsmann, München 2023,