Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi crowned Polish speech champion

Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi, a Vatican correspondent for EWTN News, received the Master of Polish Speech award on Sept. 19 in Ostrowiec, Poland. The award, known as the Master of Polish Speech Vox Populi, was determined by a nationwide text message poll.

The ceremony marked the 26th edition of the Mistrz Mowy Polskiej Social Program awards, which was established in 2000 to promote Polish language and culture. Wolińska-Riedi, who has worked as a Vatican affairs expert for many years, noted that the honor recognizes the contributions of Poles living abroad. She previously served as a Polish correspondent in Italy for Telewizja Polska and has translated works into Italian and Latin for the Roman Rota.

Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and Ostrowiec Mayor Artur Łakomiec attended the event. Wolińska-Riedi joined the EWTN News Vatican Bureau in 2024 after spending over 20 years in Rome, where she earned a doctorate in Church studies from the Pontifical Gregorian University.