Christopher Lamb (born 16 November 1982) is a British journalist who is the Vatican Correspondent for CNN.[1] Previously he worked for Catholic publication The Tablet.[2] He was also a contributor to the Vatican Insider page of La Stampa[3] and a regular commentator for the BBC on Vatican and religious affairs.[2]
Lamb was educated at the Benedictine Worth School in Sussex, before studying Theology at Durham University (University College), and then completing a postgraduate diploma in journalism at the London College of Communication.[4] His first role after qualifying was at The Daily Telegraph.[2]
In 2020, Lamb published the book The Outsider in which he defends Francis' papacy against "guerrilla warfare" by Francis' conservative critics.[5]
Lamb is married with 3 children and is based in London.