Giovanna Dell'Orto

Journalist at The Associated Press @AP, Global Religion. Prof emerita at University of Minnesota, @UMNews.

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

And with the men's kites -- congrats to Austria, Slovenia, Singapore -- 2024 Olympic sailing in Marseille is over. A privilege to witness such grit and grace on and off podium for @AP with @DanielCole23 @CKaster @Jacquelyn_M https://t.co/iM4SDnhELy

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

Alvaro Barrientos has spent decades photographing heartbreaking news and immemorial traditions for @AP_Images in and near Pamplona, Spain -- ¡enhorabuena, Alvaro, y buen camino! https://t.co/giyohXvbYF

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

Marseille and the sea: A portrait of the millennia-old port city that is hosting Olympic sailing for @AP with photos by @DanielCole23 https://t.co/k75lKx5Spd

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

First Olympics sailing medals in Marseille! For @AP with @DanielCole23 @Jacquelyn_M Spain, Netherlands win first Paris Olympics sailing gold medals; US gets 1st sailing medal since Rio https://t.co/8I7AwZDCR0

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

Biggest, most diverse fleet in Olympic sailing gets ready to hit the water today in Marseille for @AP with photos by @CKaster @Jacquelyn_M https://t.co/oPkC3RMa18

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

Olympic sailing ready to start Sunday in Marseille -- onsite for @AP with photographers @CKaster @Jacquelyn_M @DanielCole23 https://t.co/yZvLAFbIVc

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

Don’t blink! Summer Olympics’ fastest sport, kitesurfing, will debut at Paris Games. For @AP @AP_Sports with fabulous on-the-water photos by @DanielCole23 https://t.co/j7G5GYPlyU

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

From 5-time Olympian to new classes, U.S. sailing team looking for a comeback at Paris Games -- for @AP @AP_Sports with stunning photos by @rblackwelll https://t.co/OnnFnr3Qm9

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

Looking for a pre-race blessing or just a listening ear? Diverse corps of chaplains training to offer spiritual support to Olympic athletes in Paris Games -- at @AP https://t.co/7E6YeHaaxH

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

"You have to believe in the inherent value of doing that, of telling the truth, of finding and telling the truth no matter what happens, whether people listened, whether things changed ... in order to understand and do this job." RIP @AP Terry Anderson https://t.co/aXbfF89cCG

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

“Here’s how we will be judged at life’s end, right? ’I was hungry, you didn’t give something to eat. ... I was in prison, and you didn’t visit me.” Guatemalan Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini keeps up fight for migrants, poor (@AP with @moises1975) https://t.co/89GE4Slfsf

[David Crary @CraryAP]

The @AP Religion Team is launching a weekly newsletter that will feature a diverse roundup of compelling faith-related news from around the world. Fittingly, its called World of Faith. You can sign up via this link: https://t.co/Yejd1f8QOc

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

"All for wanting to get ahead" -- young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives. Gracias to the families who opened their homes, hearts to @AP! Stunning photos by @moises1975, video produced by @JKayWardarski
https://t.co/MGgRQQkhnk

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala -- stunning photos by @moises1975 edited by @LatDesk @AP Religion Team https://t.co/b8pTt05hf3

[David Crary @CraryAP]

As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength (from @AP Religion Team’s ⁦@GDellortoREM⁩ and ⁦@darrensands⁩ ) https://t.co/nxusH3RcMP

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

On @AP: Devotion to the Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — regardless of politics and even religious beliefs, on the island and in exile in Miami https://t.co/74WbmVORBK

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

"Magical things happen here, you feel this energy and you must show respect,” said Kauli Vaast, who'll compete in the surfing Olympics in Teahupo’o. @AP's @DanielCole23 magically tells the struggles btw tradition, change as @Paris2024 comes to Tahiti https://t.co/uIQUe8nH12

[Giovanna Dell'Orto @GDellortoREM]

The crackdown against Christians in Nicaragua is getting worse. Dozens of Catholic priests imprisoned & exiled, desecrated churches, rural areas hurting for services -- and fear becoming so pervasive that few dare report or criticize the harassment. https://t.co/2DQ0lzKj8J

[David Crary @CraryAP]

Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for the migrant children coming to the US alone (from @AP Religion Team’s ⁦@GDellortoREM⁩ ; photos by ⁦@rblackwelll⁩ ) https://t.co/oneLaukoI9

[David Crary @CraryAP]

Somber, joyful, magical: Some of the most compelling AP religion photos of 2023 (from @AP) https://t.co/MhzFBj5f7t