Vatican News
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| Type | News website |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Pope Francis |
| Editor-in-chief | Andrea Tornielli |
| Associate editor | Sergio Centofanti Alessandro Gisotti |
| Prefect | Paolo Ruffini |
| Founded | 27 June 2015 |
| Headquarters | Vatican City |
| Website | www |
Vatican Newsis the official news portal of theVaticanand theHoly See,serving as a source of information about the activities, pronouncements, and events related to the global Catholic Church and the operations of the Holy See. As a part of theDicastery for Communication,it plays a central role in disseminating multimedia content that is relevant to the Catholic Church's followers, as well as the broader public interested in Vatican affairs. The Dicastery for Communication, which oversees Vatican News, is responsible for supervising various communication channels within the Holy See.[1][2]These channels includeVatican Radio,L'Osservatore Romano(the Vatican's daily newspaper), andVatican Media,all of which collectively contribute to the comprehensive multimedia coverage of the Vatican's activities. It is based in theVatican CityState in Piazza Pia n. 3, also home to Vatican Radio.
History
[edit]Early background
[edit]A website under the nameNews.valaunched on 27 June 2011.[3] At the time, it was often referred to asThe Vatican Today.News.valaunchedThe Pope Appin January 2013.[4]
Founding of the Vatican News
[edit]On 27 June 2015,Pope Francis,through amotu proprio( "on his own initiative" )apostolic letter,established theSecretariat for Communicationsin theRoman Curia,with the aim of unifying and optimize Vatican communication. The websiteNews.vaand the Pontifical Council were expected to be incorporated in it eventually.[5]TheVatican Newswebsite lists this date as the beginning of the publication.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"About us - Vatican News".www.vaticannews.va.Retrieved2021-09-27.
- ^"Vatican & World News".Vatican News.RetrievedAugust 31,2023.
- ^"Papal Tweet Launches News Portal".Zenit News Agency.28 June 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 1 July 2011.Retrieved19 April2018.
- ^"The Pope App".News.va.Archived fromthe originalon 17 March 2013.Retrieved19 April2018.
- ^"Apostolic Letter issued 'Motu proprio' by the Supreme Pontiff Francis for the Establishment of the Secretariat for Communication".The Holy See.27 June 2015.Retrieved19 April2018.
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