Eric J. Lyman
Long-time writer and journalist living in Rome. Tri-cultural (U.S., DomRep, Italy), dog lover, sommelier, former #FloridaMan.
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- Most of us have let our natural sense of direction atrophy because we rely on our phones. How many other skills will atrophy with the AI generation?
- The same fifth-century church figure inspired both Pope Leo XIV and Vice-President JD Vance. How is that even possible? Read my Substack post about how St. Augustine is as relevant as ever: www.italiandispatch.com/p/ordering-l...
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- The #Papacy in a #Partisan Age": my new post on #Substack. Please take a look, and if you find it informative subscribe to the newsletter. www.italiandispatch.com/p/the-papacy...
- New #PopeXIV's first full day, his theology comes into focus, and life around #StPeter's returns to normal. My take on the day AFTER the day the American-Peruvian pontiff was first introduced, for the #WashingtonTimes : authory.com/app/content/... #Conclave2025
- This photo isn’t from the current papal #conclave (which start today), but from the one that elected #PopeFrancis a dozen years ago. But it still remains one of my favorite images I’ve taken in Italy. #Rome doesn’t change quickly. But now and then you can feel it holding its breath. #Conclave2025
- The #Papacy in a #Partisan Age": my new post on #Substack. Please take a look, and if you find it informative subscribe to the newsletter. www.italiandispatch.com/p/the-papacy...
- Even after his death, #PopeFrancis brought unlikely people together. Here we see #DonaldTrump and #Ukraine's #VolodymyrZelenskyy and then both with France's #EmmanuelMacron and the U.K.'s #KeirStarmer in St. Peter's before the pontiff's funeral.
- Catholic VP #JDVance has clashed with @pontifexes.bsky.social on big issues, and yet Vance was in #Rome for #Easter. What would the #Vatican do? In the end, #PopeFrancis and Vance met for a few brief minutes and Francis hardly spoke. Read my #WashTimes story: www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ap...
- Of all the #JDVance graffiti I saw in #Rome during his three-day visit that ended today, this one on the #Tiber River made me laugh most: "JD Vance, world's worst drag queen" -- a nod to the vice-president's alleged use of eyeliner (see www.youtube.com/shorts/-E1fO...)
- #DonaldTrump accepted Italian PM #GiorgiaMeloni's invitation to come to #Rome to discuss his tariff policy toward the European Union. Meloni parrots #MAGA: "Make the West Great Again."
- Get it? The Neanderthals are in charge. (From the hilarious #PaulNoth in today's @newyorker.com )
- Then they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened after that. . . . . . #PressFreedom #FirstAmendment #Journalism #FourthEstate
