Vatican News

Catholic news website
Vatican News
TypeNews website
Founder(s)Pope Francis
Editor-in-chiefAndrea Tornielli
Associate editorSergio Centofanti
Alessandro Gisotti
PrefectPaolo Ruffini
Founded2015-06-27
HeadquartersVatican City
Websitewww.vaticannews.va

Vatican News is the official news portal of the Vatican Holy 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 the Dicastery 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 include Vatican Radio, L'Osservatore Romano (the Vatican's daily newspaper), and Vatican Media, all of which collectively contribute to the comprehensive multimedia coverage of the Vatican's activities. It is based in the Vatican City State in Piazza Pia n. 3, also home to Vatican Radio.

History

Early background

A website under the name News.va launched on 27 June 2011.[3] At the time, it was often referred to as The Vatican Today. News.va launched The Pope App in January 2013.[4]

Founding of the Vatican News

On 27 June 2015, Pope Francis, through a motu proprio ("on his own initiative") apostolic letter, established the Secretariat for Communications in the Roman Curia, with the aim of unifying and optimize Vatican communication. The website News.va and the Pontifical Council were expected to be incorporated in it eventually.[5] The Vatican News website lists this date as the beginning of the publication.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "About us - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ "Vatican & World News". Vatican News. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Papal Tweet Launches News Portal". Zenit News Agency. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "The Pope App". News.va. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Apostolic Letter issued 'Motu proprio' by the Supreme Pontiff Francis for the Establishment of the Secretariat for Communication". The Holy See. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

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